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Breast cancer screening in South Africa: Balancing early detection with appropriate care
Early detection remains one of the most important tools in breast cancer care, but screening should always be tailored to the individual. This article explains how age, personal risk and informed clinical decision-making work together to support the best possible outcomes.
When “I’m just tired” could mean something more serious – Cape Times and Mercury
Feeling constantly exhausted, struggling to focus, or blaming stress for ongoing fatigue? This article explores how symptoms commonly associated with burnout may actually signal an underlying thyroid disorder. It explains the overlap between stress, fatigue, and thyroid dysfunction, highlights key warning signs to watch for, and outlines when persistent tiredness may warrant medical investigation rather than being dismissed as part of everyday life.
Wine and the gut – Winemag
Outside of promoting a healthy microbiology in the gut, wine also enhances the resistance of the surface cells of the gut to invasion by disease-causing microorganisms. This is an important effect in a world where infections with anti-biotic resistant bacteria are becoming increasingly common.
Wine and sex – Winemag
A playful look at what science says about wine and sex, highlighting research that links moderate red wine drinking with better sexual wellbeing for both women and men, while making it clear that overdoing it has the opposite effect.
Dr Fatima Hoosain shows how to do a self-breast check with Cape Town TV
Dr Hoosain shows how to do a self breast-examination and chats to CTV about when to do it and what to look for. She also answers the question on how and when men can do self-checks.
Pippa Hudson of Cape Talk chats to Dr Hoosain about the rise in early-onset cancers
Pippa Hudson chats to Dr Hoosain about what is causing the rise in early-onset cancers worldwide. She also touches on what this means for screening, for lifestyle choices and more.
Events
The 25th annual BHF Conference – 4-8 July 2026
Apffelstaedt, Hoosain & Associates is proud to be represented at the 25th Annual Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) Conference, where Dr Fatima Hoosain will speak on evidence-based breast cancer screening, the burden of disease and the importance of making balanced clinical decisions that support early detection while avoiding unnecessary harm.
43rd Annual Medical Congress – Medical Association of Namibia
12 - 13 July 2024 with the Theme: Back to Basics. The visual is fully legible on the Congress page (click on the Read More button), and includes the fee detail and the expected programme. The registration link is also available on this page.
CANCER LIFESTYLE EVENT – 28 OCTOBER 2023
The Cancer Lifestyle event aims to bring awareness for breast, ovarian, colon and prostate cancer. The organisers went through a cancer journey with their mother and discovered that they are cancer gene carriers. For more detail and to register, visit the page.