by Marise Lerm | Oct 28, 2024 | Patient Resources
Understanding the tools used to diagnose and treat breast cancer October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a critical time to focus on empowering women (and men) with knowledge and encouraging proactive health practices. Breast cancer remains the most...
by Marise Lerm | Oct 18, 2023 | CSI, News Highlight
Understand the screening tools available to detect breast cancer Breast cancer remains the most diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. In South Africa, it is also the most common cancer among women accounting for 22.6% of all...
by Marise Lerm | Oct 17, 2022 | Clinical Expert, Patient Resources
Prevention, early diagnosis, and access to treatment are key to saving lives Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer according to the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). At present 1 in every 27 women in South Africa could develop breast...
by Icon Communications | Oct 30, 2020 | CSI
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...
Lace Up for Cancer and Run With a PurposeIn CSI, News HighlightIcon Oncology proud co-sponsor for 5KM race in aid of cancer NGOs The Lace Up for Cancer race is back this year, taking place at the Cape Town Stadium on 3 February, in partnership with the Cape Town ... READ MORE
Cancer Centre of Excellence for Eastern Cape PatientsIncreased 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 ... READ MORE
Self-care workshops highlight the beauty of cancer patientsIn CSI, Patient ResourcesIcon 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 ... READ MORE
Royal College of Radiologists Radiotherapy Dose Fractionation 2nd Edition PublishedThe Faculty of Clinical Oncology of the Royal College of Radiologists published a comprehensive review on evidence-base Radiotherapy Dose Fractionation in December 2016.... READ MORE
Grants ensures sustainability of charitable oncology services.In CSI, News Highlight2024 Submissions open for Icon Oncology social grants. March 2024: Applications for the Icon Oncology 2024 Social Grants Programme is officially open. Since its launch in 2022, the grant programme ... READ MORE