Graeme Comrie shared his story of a surprising breast cancer diagnosis. He is now 14 years in the clear and is passionate about ensuring that men know that it's possible to get a breast cancer diagnosis and that it's essential to spot it early. The full article is available here.
Staging breast cancer is an integral part of the patient's journey in understanding their disease. It allows the patient and their medical team to have a better look at the progression of the disease: how large the tumour is, and whether the cancer has spread locally in the breast or in other organs or tissues in the patient's body, as well as helping the patient understand their survival chances.
City Press published this article around the detection of rare forms of breast cancer on 30 April 2023. https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/early-breast-cancer-diagnosis-crucial-20230430
With permission from IOL, the article by Dr Fatima Hoosain from the IOL Health digimag is featured below:
There are numerous lifestyle changes one can make to decrease the risk of developing breast cancer without changing their birth control and these are unpacked in this article.
With permission from Radio 786, the interview clips are available to listen to:
With permission from Specialist Forum, the article by Dr Hoosain is featured below:
Prior to World Cancer Day on the 4th February, Bush Radio chatted to Dr Fatima Hoosain about breast cancer. It's a really insightful interview and with kind permission from Bush Radio, the full interview can be listened to here. [...]
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With kind permission from Voice of the Cape, the full interview is available to listen to:
Carla was kind enough to share her story on kykNET; a story about being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 32. Dr Hoosain joined her in an interview around "Breast cancer and the younger woman." To watch the [...]
That spectacular coverage was afforded by My Wellness Matters! With their permission, the full media clips are below:
With permission from CCFM, the interview with Dr Hoosain is available to be listened to below. This is a beautifully positive interview about breast cancer!
With permission from Channel Africa, the full interview clips with Dr Apffelstaedt are below:
This was SUCH a great interview as it really unpacked the psychological effects of a breast cancer diagnosis, as well as the physical. Our thanks to LotusFM for the permission to upload the clip. The full interview is here. [...]
A wonderful article about The Ditto Project was written by Sipokazi Fokazi for TimesLive and syndicated onto Daily Dispatch, who have given us permission to upload the published article. Our thanks for the exposure!
With permission from Expresso, the interview clips are below. Enjoy!
Refilwe Moloto spoke to Dr Apffelstaedt on Wednesday, 17th August about Breast Cancer and Men. To listen to the full clip, click on: https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/452348/don-t-ignore-the-lump-reminder-that-men-can-get-breast-cancer-too
Dr Apffelstaedt will be talking about the Changing Landscape of Genetics in Breast Cancer at the 41st Medical Congress (Medical Association of Namibia). The programme is below:
Dr Apffelstaedt was featured on Expresso on the 26th October - this is a great live interview about breast cancer. It also puts current treatment and diagnostic advances into perspective. The full interview is below.
ChaiFM spoke to Dr Apffelstaedt on 21st October about the different stages of breast cancer and the treatment options at each stage. This is a complicated topic that Dr Apffelstaedt has broken down into more simplistic and mainstream language. The [...]
