by Women's Health | Oct 12, 2018 | Health
Only 7% of women under the age of 35 are diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s rare. It is also often more aggressive than cancer in older women and more advanced. This means that young women not only receive a diagnosis that is about to change their life, but they have...
by Women's Health | Jun 8, 2018 | Health
During fall 2015, my only plans were to binge watch TV and read books until I died. I’d been diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer two years earlier, and after numerous failed treatments—from chemo to hormone therapy—I’d all but moved into the spare bedroom in my...
by Women's Health | Apr 12, 2018 | Health
For women with breast cancer, having a mastectomy can be a traumatising experience. Breasts are a sexual part of a woman’s body, and having one or both lost to cancer is difficult to cope with on a number of levels. Enter South African mechanical engineer Nneile...
by Women's Health | Oct 16, 2017 | Health
By Megan Flemmit; Photography by jannoon028 / Freepik In October, everything goes pink. From tires to water bottles to beauty products and in some neighbourhoods trees are even outfitted with pink ribbons. This is all to create awareness about breast cancer and the...
by Women's Health | Oct 11, 2017 | Health
Do you stick to your annual check-ups? Yearly mammogram after a certain age? “Early detection saves lives.” This mantra — the crux of countless public service announcements and awareness campaigns around cancer — is as encouraging as it is empowering. Plus,...
