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 diagnosed...
by Marise Lerm | Jun 21, 2024 | Business News, News Highlight
Icon Oncology delivers another first for Gauteng Johannesburg, June 20, 2024: Icon Oncology, the leading provider of oncology services in South Africa, proudly announces the grand opening of its cutting-edge, full-service oncology centre located within...
by Marise Lerm | Apr 9, 2024 | Business News, News Highlight
Prominent speakers to debate the impact of the NHI Act The 7th Icon Conference to be held in Johannesburg in early May this year, promises to highlight key issues impacting on the state of oncology services in South Africa. The biannual Icon Conference is the...
by Marise Lerm | Nov 22, 2023 | Business News, Patient Resources
Winners announced for Crayon High School Art Competition which honours young cancer warriors Crayon, a specialist Paediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Oncology unit based in the Northern suburbs of the Cape Metropole, celebrated its official launch on...
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...
Wigs for cancer patientsSocial development grant grows skilled wigmakers A cancer diagnosis comes as a shock; it is a life-changing event and can cause feelings of despair and anxiety. When a patient is diagnosed, the ... READ MORE
Icon Oncology and Limbus AI™ partner to pioneer radiation AI software in SA.A first implementation of time-saving software to benefit local cancer patients Leading value-based care (VBC) business, Icon Oncology today announced a partnership with Limbus AI™. The agreement ... READ MORE
Transforming oncology care in the Northern Cape ProvinceOn 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 ... READ MORE
New technology, good news for KZN breast cancer patientsIcon 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 ... 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