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7 Brain Cancer Symptoms Every Woman Should Know About

by Women’s Health | Mar 6, 2020 | Health | 0 |

Brain cancer is rare, but it’s important to spot brain cancer symptoms when you see them. Here, the symptoms of brain cancer.

The Top 3 Cancers Affecting Women In SA, Plus How Much They Cost To Treat

by Women’s Health | Feb 6, 2020 | Health | 0 |

A new report by Discovery Health takes us through the top cancers affecting women in South Africa, and how much having each type of cancer actually costs.

“What I Thought Was Just An Itch Led To A Breast Cancer Diagnosis at 28”

by Women’s Health | Jan 20, 2020 | Health | 0 |

Cape Town high school teacher Jana Hurter takes us through her journey of how she survived breast cancer at only 28 years old.

What The Stages of Breast Cancer Mean, Including Each One’s Estimated Survival Rate

by Women’s Health | Oct 31, 2019 | Health | 0 |

What exactly is the difference between stage 3 and stage 4 breast cancer? Here, each stage explained, plus what each one’s survival rate is estimated to be.

All Women Can Use This Breast Cancer Survivor’s Lessons On How To Love Your Body

by Women’s Health | Oct 18, 2019 | Health | 0 |

When you’re battling breast cancer, it can be difficult to embrace your body. But it’s not impossible – just ask Annemarie van Wyk.

This Is What It REALLY Feels Like To Have A Mammogram

by Women’s Health | Oct 8, 2019 | Health | 0 |

We’ve all wondered what it feels like to have a mammogram — what actually happens, and is it sore? So we sent someone to have one and give us the truth.

Imagine You Had To Choose Exactly How Erect Your Nipples Would Look For The Rest Of Your Life

by Women’s Health | Oct 1, 2019 | Health | 0 |

Here, 5 women who have undergone post-mastectomy breast reconstruction share how they dealt with the loss of their nipples — and how it impacted their lives

11 Symptoms Of Breast Cancer In Women That Aren’t Lumps

by Women’s Health | Sep 25, 2019 | Health | 0 |

Self-reported breast cancers — especially ones that don’t involve the typical lump — highlight why it’s so important to pay attention to any strange signs or symptoms or changes you may be experiencing, in addition to staying on top of your mammograms and annual checkups, says Dr Neelima Denduluri, the associate chair of the U.S. Oncology Network Breast Committee.

“I Discovered I Have The BRCA 1 Gene, So I Decided To Get A Double Mastectomy”

by Women’s Health | Feb 4, 2019 | Health | 0 |

I went for genetic testing and found out that I had the BRCA 1 gene, aka the breast cancer gene. I had one of two choices – here’s what I chose to do…