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Eikehof care home – a refuge for many cancer patients on treatment far away from home

Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest

As one of eight CANSA (Cancer Association of South Africa) homes offering accommodation to cancer patients while on treatment around South Africa, Eikehof in Athlone is a godsend for many. Bienne Huisman visited the facility and spoke to staff and some patients.

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Eikehof care home – a refuge for many cancer patients on treatment far away from home

In-depth: Why only some public sector patients can access a key breast cancer drug

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Healthcare system, Latest, Provinces, Reproductive Health, SRHR, Western Cape

A potentially life-saving or life-extending breast cancer medicine is available to public sector patients in several of South Africa’s provinces, but not in the Western Cape. Elri Voigt asks what is behind the Western Cape government’s decision.

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In-depth: Why only some public sector patients can access a key breast cancer drug

#WhatItsLike: Helping cancer patients navigate the public healthcare system in Gauteng

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Gauteng, Healthcare system, Latest, Provinces

A cancer patient navigator’s work days can be filled with both hope and hell, but their role can make all the difference when someone receives what can be the most devastating news of their lives. Ufrieda Ho spent some time with a cancer patient navigator for a glimpse of what it takes to do this job.

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#WhatItsLike: Helping cancer patients navigate the public healthcare system in Gauteng

Lives depend on SA finding more stem cell donors

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Healthcare system, Latest

Unathi Mtengwane from Zeerust in the North West needs a compatible stem cell donor for a transplant that could save his life. However, for some patients who can’t find a compatible donor the process can be arduous, expensive, and littered with legal barriers, writes Thabo Molelekwa.

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Lives depend on SA finding more stem cell donors

“The system is going to implode”: Cancer treatment backlogs grow after Charlotte Maxeke fire

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Four years ago, the virtual collapse of cancer services in KwaZulu-Natal saw some desperate patients move to Gauteng for care. Now, a new crisis is again prompting those who can, to relocate for treatment. Laura Lopez Gonzalez reports.

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“The system is going to implode”: Cancer treatment backlogs grow after Charlotte Maxeke fire

COVID-19: Childhood cancer care in SA’s large centres ‘relatively unaffected’

Posted in: COVID-19

More than three quarters of 200 hospitals surveyed from across the globe report that their paediatric cancer care services had been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in the Lancet medical journal. Yet, some large centres in South Africa appear to have been relatively unaffected. Kathryn Cleary reports.

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COVID-19: Childhood cancer care in SA’s large centres ‘relatively unaffected’

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