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Continue reading →: Boosting Radiotherapy: Vitamin D & Cervical Cancer
By Zinhle Radebe For millions of women worldwide, cervical cancer remains a threat. It ranks as the fourth most common cancer among women globally. While treatments like radiotherapy help treat cancer at all stages and reduce mortality, they are not always effective because cancer cells can develop resistance, making them…
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Continue reading →: Honours Life—Amplifying the Passion for Neuroscience
By: Blessing Gumbu Honours life has been quite interesting, to say the least. It is a significant shift from undergraduate life. I am thrilled to have been accepted into the honours program of my choice, “Neuroscience & Physiology,” as I have always been fascinated by the brain. During my undergraduate…
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Continue reading →: I Did Not Come This Far Just to Break Down and Lose
By: Siphamandla Mdingi I did not come this far to break down and lose. Those words echoed in my mind as Iwent through the intensity of my honours year without funding. I completed myundergraduate degree at CPUT studying Biotechnology, and I was always fascinatedby the medical side of it. That…
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Continue reading →: Cervical Cancer Risk in Eastern Cape Women: The Overlapping Impact of HPV,HIV & Vaccine Coverage
By: Siphamandla Mdingi Cervical cancer is the deadliest type of cancer that ranks as the second most commoncancer in South Africa, claiming more than 300,000 women’s lives a year globally. Thiscancer continues to have high prevalence despite the free cervical cancer screeningand vaccine services in the health facilities. The development…
