Oncology Buddies

Meagan Achteson, a dietitian, explains how diabetes develops after a Whipple procedure, and offers guidelines to healthy eating thereafter. This episode is brought to you by Lifegain ALL-IN-ONE Advanced Nutritional Supplement in the interest of education, awareness, and support. LIFEGAIN® Advanced Nutritional Supplement is scientifically formulated to offer beyond everyday nutrition that can suppo...

Dr Daleen Geldenhuys explains the diagnostic process of exocrine pancreatic cancer. This episode is brought to you by Lifegain ALL-IN-ONE Advanced Nutritional Supplement in the interest of education, awareness, and support. LIFEGAIN® Advanced Nutritional Supplement is scientifically formulated to offer beyond everyday nutrition that can support chronic illness. Visit lifegain.co.za for more inform...

Helen Fivelman shares how she is handling metastatic pancreatic cancer and how the diagnosis has made her more aware of the beauty of life. This episode is brought to you by Lifegain ALL-IN-ONE Advanced Nutritional Supplement in the interest of education, awareness, and support. LIFEGAIN® Advanced Nutritional Supplement is scientifically formulated to offer beyond everyday nutrition that can suppo...

Dr Thobile Goba-Mjwara describes the diagnostic journey of lung cancer and how new treatments and biomarker tests are leading the way to hope. Dr Thobile Goba-Mjwara is a clinical oncologist at Oncocare Specialist Oncologists in Durban and Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal. She completed her specialist training in Radiation Oncology (FC Rad Onc) and Master of Medicine in Radiation Oncology (MMED) in 2021 a...

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This podcast has been sponsored by Life Healthcare in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

This podcast has been sponsored by Life Healthcare in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

This podcast has been sponsored by Life Healthcare in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

This podcast has been sponsored by Life Healthcare in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

This podcast has been sponsored by Life Healthcare in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

This podcast has been sponsored by Life Healthcare in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

A year after Louis Wilson had brachytherapy to treat prostate cancer, he underwent cryoablation to treat a newly diagnosed primary kidney cancer. This episode is brought to you by Word for Word Media, publishers of Oncology Buddies and Buddies for Life in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Dr Shivona Moodley, a radiation oncologist, explains the diagnostic process as well as the role of radiation in prostate cancer. This episode is brought to you by Word for Word Media, publishers of Oncology Buddies and Buddies for Life in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Dr Shivona Moodley has a special interest in breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, gynaecological cancer, he...

Comfort Maluleke, senior case manager at Campaigning for Cancer, offers guidance in understanding originator brands vs generics when navigating prostate cancer treatment. This episode is brought to you by Word for Word Media, publishers of Oncology Buddies and Buddies for Life in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Comfort Maluleke is a senior case manager at Campaigning for Cancer...

Reverend Kosie Loots shares how his faith, family, and friends pulled him through the toughest time of prostate cancer. This episode is brought to you by Word for Word Media, publishers of Oncology Buddies and Buddies for Life in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn

Despite a relapse in 2021, eight years after his initial diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, Colin Smith says recovering from COVID has been worse than his recurring blood cancer. This episode is brought to you by Word for Word Media, publishers of Oncology Buddies and Buddies for Life in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram &middo...

Dr Garrick Laudin unpacks diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and how such a diagnosis may impact your life. This episode is brought to you by Word for Word Media, publishers of Oncology Buddies and Buddies for Life in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Dr Garrick Laudin is a specialist physician and clinical haematologist affiliated with The University of the Witwatersrand,...

Dr Karen Gunther, a clinical haematologist, explains how acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is diagnosed. This episode is brought to you by Word for Word Media, publishers of Oncology Buddies and Buddies for Life in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Dr Karen Gunther ((MBChB Cum Laude (UCT), MMED Cum Laude (Haematology)(Wits)) is a clinical haematologist. She is currently one of the Dir...

Pieter Le Roux shares how his leukaemia diagnosis steered his counselling career into making valuable life connections, and how he sees this as what life is all about. This episode is brought to you by Word for Word Media, publishers of Oncology Buddies and Buddies for Life in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Laurelle Williams is the editor at Word for Word Media. She graduated f...

Dr Hunadi Molabe shares an overview of differentiated thyroid cancer in South Africa. This episode is brought to you by Word for Word Media, publishers of Oncology Buddies and Buddies for Life in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Hunadi Molabe ((FCS(SA), MMed (UCT)) is a surgery consultant in breast, endocrine, and soft tissue tumours at Groote Schuur Hospital. She is also a Globa...

Dr Karisha Quarrie, Life Healthcare’s Head of Clinical Directorate, explains the significance of adjuvant chemotherapy, a post-surgery therapy, in safeguarding against cancer recurrence and enhancing survival rates. This episode is brought to you by Word for Word Media, publishers of Oncology Buddies and Buddies for Life in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Dr Karisha Quarrie is a...

This is my journey with my son, Jed Brady Suckling; forever 2,442 days old. Anaplastic astrocytoma, brain cancer. My son fought for 1,071 days of his life. This episode is brought to you by Word for Word Media, publishers of Oncology Buddies and Buddies for Life in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Bonni Suckling is the founder of Rainbows and Smiles Foundation. In 2022, she compl...

Knowing how to calm yourself through your senses is an easy way to stop your anxious thoughts. Sandra Bollen-Hughes expands on how to: stop, ground, and refocus. This episode is brought to you by Word for Word Media, publishers of Oncology Buddies and Buddies for Life in the interest of education, awareness, and support. Sandra Bollen-Hughes is a counselling psychologist. In 2015 she was diagnosed...

Gabriella Kourie offers simple ways to make the transition from cancer treatment to your new normal that much gentler. This episode is brought to you by Boston Scientific. Statements of fact and opinions expressed in this episode belong to the contributor and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of Boston Scientific. Gabriella Kourie is a qualified occupational therapist. She further...

Graeme Le Roux tells us how cryoablation saved him from having major surgery, to remove a cancerous tumour, that would have left him with a urostomy bag. Facebook · Twitter · Instagram · LinkedIn