News & Events

LISTEN: On 12th March, Doctor Justus Apffelstaedt was a guest on Namibian station Radiowave FM’s Coffee Break show with Sunet van Wyk where he unpacked the findings of a recent population-wide study conducted in Finland indicating links between certain intra-uterine [...]

Published in Good Things Guy.  While October is traditionally Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it’s worthwhile including this very common disease in conversations all year ‘round due to its prevalence. According to Globocan 2012 (the new version of IARCs online database), the most commonly diagnosed [...]

Published in Good News Daily. The former Head of the Tygerberg Breast Clinic, Doctor Justus Apffelstaedt is collaborating with the national non-profit breast cancer support group Reach for Recovery to raise awareness and funds for their Ditto Project.  Reach for Recovery is [...]

Published in W24. Findings in the past have suggested that physical activity, a healthy diet (particularly one low in fat and high in vegetables and fibre), and a healthy weight can help reduce the risk of breast cancer or the cancer coming [...]

Published in Destiny Man. Breast cancer is not just a female problem - men can get it too. Prof Justus Apffelstaedt, Head of the Tygerberg Hospital Breast Clinic in Cape Town, tells more: What is the incidence of breast cancer in [...]

Professor Justus Apffelstaedt sheds light on the various breast cancer diagnostic procedures on breast cancer Is a biopsy necessary to make an accurate diagnosis? To confirm the diagnosis of cancer in the breast, removal of a specimen from the lesion [...]