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Are digital health tools the answer to making cancer screenings more accessible?

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Vincent Pallotti Hospital enhances cancer care with new digital PET-CT scanner

6 Mar 2026

The agreement between Elekta and Nexeva Healthcare Solutions was formalised during the World Health Expo held in Dubai in February 2026.
Back row (left to right): Ozgur Temel, head of sub-Saharan Africa at Elekta; Laurent Leksell, chairman of the board, Elekta; Marga Claassen, medical physicist and regional sales manager at Nexeva; Tomas Eliasson, vice chair of the board; Anthony Pedersen, CEO, Icon Healthcare Holdings.
Front (seated): Simon Meredith, managing director Nexeva Healthcare Solutions; Feras Al Hassan, VP service and sales operations, Elekta.

Elekta appoints Nexeva Healthcare Solutions as strategic partner in South Africa

3 Mar 2026

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Novel chemotherapy agent appears to be a promising pancreatic cancer treatment

20 Jun 2012

Mutations in JAK3 gene identified in subtype of lymphoma provide potential drug target

19 Jun 2012

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Natural exposure to gamma rays in background radiation linked to childhood leukaemia

19 Jun 2012

How likely is my breast cancer to recur and spread?

How likely is my breast cancer to recur and spread?

Sarah Lord and Nehmat Houssami 18 Jun 2012

Researchers determine pathway for origin of most common form of brain, spinal cord tumor

Researchers determine pathway for origin of most common form of brain, spinal cord tumor

13 Jun 2012

Trial of experimental drug combination for advanced stomach, oesophageal cancer launches

Trial of experimental drug combination for advanced stomach, oesophageal cancer launches

8 Jun 2012

Oncology nurses - unsung heroes

Oncology nurses - unsung heroes

7 Jun 2012

Too cool to smoke: World No Tobacco Day, 31 May

Too cool to smoke: World No Tobacco Day, 31 May

31 May 2012

Gene link to higher rates of bowel cancer in men

Gene link to higher rates of bowel cancer in men

29 May 2012

Heavy drinking raises oral cancer risk

18 May 2012

Cancer Research UK to investigate new drug combination in lung cancer

Cancer Research UK to investigate new drug combination in lung cancer

17 May 2012

Research yields new clues to how brain cancer cells migrate and invade

10 May 2012

Trial transforms thyroid cancer treatment into safer and shorter session

3 May 2012

Protein 'block' kills childhood cancer cells

Protein 'block' kills childhood cancer cells

24 Apr 2012

SA's first oestrogen metabolism gene test available

SA's first oestrogen metabolism gene test available

23 Apr 2012

Adding chemo to radiotherapy halves risk of deadly bladder cancer returning

20 Apr 2012

Post-menopause cancer risk linked to seaweed: study

13 Apr 2012

Womb cancer deaths rise by a fifth in the last decade

Womb cancer deaths rise by a fifth in the last decade

10 Apr 2012

Scientists find new drug target for hard-to-treat leukaemia

Scientists find new drug target for hard-to-treat leukaemia

5 Apr 2012

Some veggies improve breast cancer survival

5 Apr 2012

Cancer genes differ in different parts of a tumour

Cancer genes differ in different parts of a tumour

15 Mar 2012

Red meat boosts risk of dying young: study

13 Mar 2012

KwaZulu-Natal supports CANSA with Shavathons

KwaZulu-Natal supports CANSA with Shavathons

8 Mar 2012

Radiation still used despite evidence of little benefit to some older breast cancer patients

Radiation still used despite evidence of little benefit to some older breast cancer patients

Karen N. Peart 7 Mar 2012

Prostate cancer treatment overused in some older patients

Prostate cancer treatment overused in some older patients

Karen N. Peart 27 Feb 2012

Drug combination domino effect destroys pancreatic cancer cells

21 Feb 2012

CT scan of a medulloblastoma.
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Oncolytic virus extends survival in medulloblastoma model

21 Feb 2012

Scientists reveal best imaging technique for ovarian cancer

15 Feb 2012

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