by Marise Lerm | Aug 22, 2023 | CSI, Patient Resources
Icon Oncology awards R100K grant to Look Good Feel Better Icon Oncology has partnered with Look Good Feel Better South Africa, a national NGO that hosts self-care workshops for people living with cancer. The collaboration will benefit uninsured cancer patients from...
by Marise Lerm | Aug 14, 2023 | Innovation, Patient Resources
Icon Oncology pioneers respiratory gating system at KZN flagship radiation therapy unit Icon Oncology is rolling out respiratory gating technology which will help patients with difficult to reach tumors to receive precision-focused radiation therapy. Its high-tech...
by Marise Lerm | Jun 22, 2023 | Business News, Patient Resources
Specialist team unites to fight cancer in young people. Friday, 16 June 2023: On Youth Day, Icon Oncology and Cancercare are proud to announce a new collaboration which will establish a dedicated cancer treatment unit for young people in the Western Cape and beyond....
by Marise Lerm | Jun 5, 2023 | Business News, News Highlight
Increased capacity allows for better access to lifesaving treatment. Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape now has some of the most state-of-the-art radiation oncology technology in South Africa. This follows the recent installation of a Varian Halcyon linear accelerator...
by Marise Lerm | May 16, 2023 | News Highlight, Patient Resources
More patients can now access life-saving treatment Benoni, Gauteng : Icon Oncology, the leading cancer care provider in the country, recently celebrated the installation of a cutting-edge linear accelerator (Linac) at its radiation therapy unit in Benoni. This...
Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV) – Guideline adherence for Low and Minimal Emetogenic RegimensICON supports appropriate and adequate anti-emesis for all patients receiving chemotherapy. This is crucial to improving the quality of life during chemotherapy treatment and has an impact on patient ... READ MORE
The emotional challenges of surviving cancerMaking it past the finish line after walking in cancer’s footsteps isn’t just a celebration of life, it’s a seeking of self From the moment you find out that you have cancer, it becomes a part of ... READ MORE
Public private partnership saves the lives of cancer patientsPublic and private practice collaborate to deliver exceptional healthcare to cancer patients in Port Elizabeth. In August 2017, the Livingstone Oncology Department in Port Elizabeth, a ... READ MORE
Mediclinic Southern Africa, Icon Oncology and Cancercare open cancer treatment facility.Cape Town, 16 August: Mediclinic Southern Africa, Icon Oncology and Cancercare today celebrated a first in South Africa with the official opening of a new flagship cancer treatment centre based at ... READ MORE
Eradication of cervical cancer in the next century?The HPV vaccine can potentially eliminate cervical cancer by 2120 The World Health Organisation (WHO) and experts in the field are hopeful that cervical cancer will go the way of smallpox and become ... READ MORE