Dr. Aqeela Sirkhotte's path to oncology wasn't a straight line. This Rondebosch oncologist, a valued member of the Cancercare team, brings a unique blend of experience and empathy to her work. She originally considered dentistry, but a career counselor helped her...

Cancercare is delighted to announce the addition of Dr. Aqeela Sirkhotte to our esteemed team this month.   Dr. Sirkhotte graduated in 2008 from the University of Cape Town with an MBChB degree. Her journey in the medical field began as a Medical Intern at Groote...

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). As a man ages, the prostate usually increases in size....

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...

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 presently. We hope that some of our...

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 medical consultation...

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. She resigned from the practice in...

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 hours, she’d undergone a battery of...