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In April 2016, during the final year of her Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree, Marilee Ohlhoff was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. By this time, the cancer had already progressed to stage 4 and had entered her bone marrow and bone structure. However, despite the severity of the diagnosis, her prognosis was good. She still had to receive the extensive BEACOPP, an invasive form of chemotherapy...

TuksSoftball Club’s annual breast cancer awareness participation kicked off this weekend with the Tuks 1 softball ladies dressed in pink in an effort to raise awareness for breast cancer. “We do it for our friend who recently passed, Zelda Kutumela” – says TuksSoftball’s manager Jolene Werner . Werner continues, “Since her passing 3 years ago, we as a club have made an effort to raise awareness...

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2021 About 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime, making this disease the most commonly occurring female cancer. Breast cancer remains a major cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Breast cancer arises from mutations in breast cells, owing to complex interactions between lifestyle, reproductive and genetic risk factors. Increasing age...

Early April Prof Ina Fourie will visit the Central Cancer Library at The Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam for two weeks for research with Dr Suzanne Bakker concerning the information needs and information behaviour of various staff groups at the Institute, especially those using the library's services. This will build on earlier studies they conducted which was also reported at the EAHIL...

\u00a0 Breast cancer is the most frequently occurring cancer in women, and the second most common cancer globally. Statistics show that 1 in 28 women in South Africa may develop breast cancer in their life. This represents approximately 25% of all cancers in women. Globally, more than 2 million new cases of breast cancer were reported in 2018. It’s estimated that approximately 7% of all breast...