Cancer is often seen as a disease of old age. Yet, across South Africa (and the world), it is increasingly affecting younger generations and reshaping how we think about both health and financial security.
For a 28-year-old professional building a career, paying off a student loan, or saving for a home, an unexpected cancer diagnosis…
Lung cancer has typically been one of the most feared prognoses, and also one of the challenging cancers to treat, largely because it isn't very noticeable at first, and is often just perceived by the patient to be something minor, such as a bothersome cough. This leads to late-stage diagnoses, by which time this aggressive…
AstraZeneca Funds PinkDrive Screening Initiative
Cancer is a leading cause of death globally bringing pain and sorrow wherever it strikes. In 2020 alone, cancer accounted for 10-million deaths1. Given that numerous types of cancer are avoidable, and many can be identified early, cancer is a public health problem of the first importance. Many cancers also…
Cancer is a major health challenge in South Africa and the rest of the world, affecting millions of people and their families. It can cause physical, emotional, and financial hardship for patients and their families over a long period of time.
According to the 2023 Statistics South Africa report on cancer released in 2023, cancer related deaths decreased…