by Joedene | Nov 15, 2022 | Cancer Survivor Stories
This month we focus on the prostate, which is located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It is about the size of a walnut and surrounds the urethra (the tube that empties urine from the bladder). …
by Joedene | Sep 20, 2022 | Cancer Survivor Stories
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Recognised by childhood cancer organisations worldwide, it’s a valuable opportunity to acknowledge the crucial support that professionals provide to children with cancer, and their families. Cancer is one of the leading...
by Joedene | Jun 5, 2022 | Cancer Survivor Stories
The 5th June is Cancer Survivors Day and at Cancercare, we are choosing to acknowledge those who have bravely walked this road. We want to uplift those who are beginning the journey and those who are going through the motions...
by Joedene | May 23, 2022 | Cancer Survivor Stories
It is with great pleasure that Cancercare announces the anticipated opening of the West Coast Cancercare unit in August 2022. The unit will be led by Dr Jorn Malan, currently one of the Cancercare oncologists in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha). The...
by Joedene | Apr 7, 2022 | Cancer Survivor Stories
Dr. Elré van Heerden has joined the Outeniqua Cancercare Unit from April 2022. She qualified as a clinical radiation oncologist at the University of the Free State and practiced at the then GVI Oncology Unit in George from July 2000....