Cancer Survivor Stories Archives - Page 3 of 5

Cancer Survivors’ Day, A Celebration Of Life

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...

Cancercare West Coast On Track

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...

Welcome to Cancercare George Dr Elré van Heerden

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....

Battling Breast Cancer

by Joedene | Mar 10, 2022 | Cancer Survivor Stories

In November 2019, Beverley Ann Dolley visited her physician with a sharp, persistent pain in her right breast and rib cage area – one she’d tried to write off as a ballroom dancing pulled muscle or work-related stress. Within 24...

Welcome To Dr Johann Riedemann

by Joedene | Feb 24, 2022 | Cancer Survivor Stories

The Cancercare group is proud to welcome Dr Johann Riedemann, who recently joined and is based at the Cape Gate unit. He completed his medical degree at the University of Stellenbosch (US) and his internship and community service at Karl...

In Support of World Cancer Day

by Joedene | Feb 4, 2022 | Cancer Survivor Stories

Cape Town, 4 February – Cancercare opened the doors to it’s first treatment centre in 1986, under the name GVI Oncology. Since then it has grown substantially and is positioned as the leading provider of holistic oncology and cancer care...