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Did you know that a poor diet is thought to be partly responsible for 30 to 40% of all cancers? However, diet alone is unlikely to be the 'cause' or 'cure' of cancer. Research suggests that exercise, a healthy diet [...]

  Willem Kordon, a breast cancer survivor, says it's not just a women's issue. Picture: David Ritchie Cape Town - One week into breast cancer awareness month and Willem Kordon’s scar still aches to the left of where his nipple [...]

Here are answers to the most frequently asked questions about breast cancer diagnostic procedures.Is a biopsy always necessary to make an accurate diagnosis?To confirm the diagnosis of cancer in the breast, removal of a specimen from the lesion is required. [...]

Correspondence Not all is rosy with PinkDrive To the Editor: The Breast Interest Group of Southern Africa would like to respond to a recent article in the SAMJ 1 regarding the activities of PinkDrive in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. [...]

A preventative mastectomy might save your life if you are at high risk but it does not provide 100% protection from developing breast cancer. There is no evidence that a preventative mastectomy – the removal of a noncancerous breast – [...]

Research points to genetic faults brought to SA by three Dutch couples. If you are an Afrikaner or Jewish woman of Ashkenazi ancestry you could be at higher risk of developing breast cancer. Researchers from the University of Pretoria have [...]