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 Mediclinic Constantiaberg in Cape Town. The brand new R45-million...
COVID-19 Vaccine: Cancer and immunocompromised patients should receive the vaccine. Icon Oncology strongly advises that people with cancer or a history of cancer should receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Icon Oncology further recommends that cancer...
The South African Journal of Oncology (SAJO) is proud to announce its recent accreditation received by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). Announced in February this year, SAJO is now included in the list of accredited journals...
New full-service oncology centre announced Cape Town, 24 March 2021: Leading value-based care (VBC) business, Icon Oncology and Mediclinic Southern Africa, today announced a first in South Africa partnership that aims to deliver seamless one-stop oncology services at...
Icon Growth announced as empowerment arm Leading value-based care (VBC) business, Icon Oncology South Africa is pioneering transformation in the local healthcare sector and driving adoption of value-based-care to deliver better patient outcomes. On World Quality Day,...
Installation of LINAC first for the province There is renewed hope for cancer patients in the Eastern Cape who need treatment for difficult-to-reach tumours, with the installation of a new state-of-the-art machine at the Icon Oncology radiation therapy unit based in...
Placing the patient in the centre October’s health calendar is busy, but there is a week dedicated to celebrate a special group of healthcare professionals – Case Managers. National Case Managers Week fell on 11-17 October and if ever there was a time to recognise...
In light of the current trend and projected peak time of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, Icon Oncology has concluded that it will not be possible to continue with plans of hosting the Icon 2020 Conference scheduled for October 2020. The Icon 2020 Conference...
The world is well aware of the serious and unprecedented global pandemic resulting from the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed South Africa and announced that a “State of Disaster” has been declared and various interventions and...
From new premises to state-of-the-art medical equipment, the new Sandton Oncology Medical Centre is transforming how patients receive cancer care Sandton Oncology has been paying attention to its patients. When they speak of patient-focused care, you can see how they...
Icon Oncology Holdings (Pty) Ltd, including all its subsidiaries and associated Companies, is excited to announce that Anthony Pedersen, currently CEO of Medscheme, has been appointed as the Group CEO of Icon. Anthony will assume the role, based at the company’s Head...
The rising costs of cancer care are posing an increasing challenge for South African medical aids, and the industry needs to pro-actively adopt new billing models to meet this challenge, says Dr. Ernst Marais, COO of Icon Oncology, the biggest network of oncologists...
Medical Specialist Holdings (MSH) has achieved a number of cancer treatment milestones in 2018, all of which are positive indicators of greater progress in 2019. In 2018, we were successful as a group in securing an external financial investor, which will give...
Public 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 public-sector healthcare facility, undertook maintenance and repair work on...
On 21 November 2017, Equra Health PTY LTD and the Lenmed Royal Hospital and Heart Centre will take delivery of the Elekta Synergy Platform, a radiation therapy treatment system that will revolutionise oncology in the Northern Cape Province. This state-of-the-art...
The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) is a multi-disciplinary professional membership society that focuses on the benefits of therapeutic and diagnostic such as medicine within the spheres of policy, science and economics,...