Buddies For Life

Breast cancer survivor, Devi Chetram, tells us how Lifegain Advanced Nutritional Supplement aided her recovery as well as gave her the boost that she needed to tackle everyday life, including the passing of her husband.

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Breast Health Foundation (BHF) will over the year scale up its ambitious programme to improve South African women’s knowledge and understanding of breast cancer.

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We learn how TOP Dogs are bringing much joy and stress relief to oncology patients.

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Dr Julie Herold (MBBCh (Wits)) is currently the quality manager for the Cancer Care Division at Netcare. She is currently completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative Care at UCT.

Andreas Lemmerer has been the Chairman of TOP Dogs since 2022. His TOP Dog is a German Shepherd, named Blazie. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

We pay tribute to Mandy Steenkamp, the skilled photographer, who captures the most stunning images for our covers.

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Gabriella Kourie unpacks the reality of body issues during and after cancer treatment.

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Gabriella Kourie is a qualified occupational therapist, specialising in the field of oncology and breast cancer rehabilitation. She is also a certified lymphoedema therapist. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Dietitian Meagan Atcheson shares power play ingredients to make a high protein and high kilojoule smoothie.

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Meagan Atcheson is a registered dietitian who focuses specifically in oncology. She is a plant-centric foodie who promotes a nourishing approach to health and wellness using evidence-based research and guidelines only. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Isabeau Neethling gives insight to intermittent pneumatic compression machines and their effects on cancer-related lymphoedema.

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Isabeau Neethling has been a physiotherapist for 35 years and a lymphoedema therapist since 2014. Through the years she has been treating patients with lymphoedema with IPC machines. She is also an ovarian cancer survivor. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Dr Johan van Heerden educates us on DIEP flap reconstruction, the gold standard in autologous breast reconstruction.

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Dr Johan van Heerden is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon based at Cintocare Hospital, Pretoria and is part of the multi-disciplinary breast cancer team at Life Groenkloof Hospital. He recently passed the Certificate of Competence in Breast Cancer with The European School of Oncology. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Dr Lucienne van Schalkwyk explains what to expect when the dressings come off after breast cancer surgery, and the red flags to be aware of.

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Dr Lucienne van Schalkwyk is a general surgeon with a special interest in breast surgery. Her practice manages the entire spectrum of benign and malignant breast disease, and her specific interests include breast-conserving surgery and oncoplastic surgical techniques. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Thato Moncho believes that if she had received radiation in 2021 when she was supposed to, she wouldn’t have metastatic breast cancer now. She shares how she is dealing with her anger and living for the future.

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Laurelle Williams is the editor at Word for Word Media. She graduated from AFDA with a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Live Performance. She has a love for storytelling and sharing emotions through the power of words. Write to [email protected] Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn