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South African Women's Day

To celebrate South African Women’s Day this year, I wanted to highlight two crucial cancer screening procedures that can save lives!...

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Family History

Family history taking is one of the first things to happen in a genetic counselling session. This is not because the genetic counsellor...

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International Conference of Human Genetics (2023)

I recently attended the International Conference of Human Genetics (ICHG), which was held in Cape Town! I learnt so much about various...

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Uveal Melanoma

Uveal melanoma is one of the rarest and most aggressive types of cancer. The cancer starts in the eye, and in 50% of patients, the cancer...

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Ovarian Cancer

High-grade serious ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) is a type of ovarian cancer and is the 5th leading cause of cancer-related deaths in females...

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Fireflies

Fireflies have been dazzling and lighting up the night skies for millions of years. Scientists have long been using the enzyme...

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

I briefly mentioned breast cancer in my previous post about colon cancer. Still, as I am sure you will agree, breast cancer deserves its...

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Zombie Elephants!

As if this year couldn’t get any crazier! Well, actually, I am only bringing this up now; the information about zombie elephants has been...

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Colon Cancer Awareness Post.

Cancers collectively affect more than 43 million people globally. 1 in 5 men and 1 in 6 women develop cancer during their lifetime, and 1...