Clinical Expert
World No Tobacco Day: Now is as good a time as any to give up smoking
Amid a controversial ban on the sale of tobacco products, South Africa commemorates Anti-Tobacco Month which culminates in World No-Tobacco Day on May 31. A global annual campaign headed up by The World Health Organization (WHO), World No-Tobacco Day focuses on the...
News Highlight
Varian and Icon Oncology partner to establish value-based cancer treatment hub for Southern Africa.
PALO ALTO, California, December 14, 2021 — Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, announced today an agreement with Icon Oncology, South Africa’s leading oncology provider, that will enhance access to cancer care through a value-based cancer treatment hub for the...
Business News
POSITION STATEMENT: COVID-19 Vaccine April 2021
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...
Patient Testimonial
Mediclinic Southern Africa, Icon Oncology and Cancercare celebrate a first in oncology.
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 treatment facility based at Mediclinic Constantiaberg in Cape Town. The brand new R45-million oncology...
Innovation
Icon Oncology SA diversifies to become ‘one-stop-oncology’ offering
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,...
CSI
A surprise gift for Reach for Recovery
Icon Oncology helps with a new home When breast cancer support group, Reach for Recovery needed a new home for their Ditto Project in Cape Town earlier this year, well-known surgeon Dr Justus Apffelstaedt, got in touch with the media to drive awareness of their...