Crafts for Cancer Workshop with Pink Lady® apples and Tru-Cape – 25 October 2014
Pink Lady® apples together with Tru-Cape Marketing hosted their fifth annual Crafts for Cancer workshop on Saturday, 25 October 2014 at D’Aria function venue, Durbanville. Every year this event is held to raise funds for the Tygerberg Hospital’s Breast Clinic [...]
Pink Lady® apples in conjunction with Tru-Cape hosts 5th annual craft workshop
Pink Lady® apples together with Tru-Cape Marketing hosted their fifth annual Crafts for Cancer workshop on Saturday, 25 October 2014 at D’Aria function venue, Durbanville. Every year this event is held to raise funds for the Tygerberg Hospital’s Breast Clinic [...]
Val de Vie ladies breakfast – 11 October 2014
Professor Apffelstaedt was invited to talk about breast cancer at a women's breakfast at Val de Vie. The event took place on Saturday, 11 October and about 50 guests attended the function.
Hats and Roses Champagne Brunch – 8 Oktober 2014
Professor Apffesltaedt was invited as keynote speaker at the Hats and Roses Champagne Brunch. The ladies event took place on the 4th of October 2014 in Windhoek, Namibia. Here are a few highlights in pictures.
CUPPA FOR CANSA & Breast Cancer Talk at Val de Vie on 11 October 2014
On Saturday, 11 October Professor Justus Apffelstaedt will be talking about everything you should know about breast cancer at the Cuppa for CANSA event at Val de Vie. Tickets cost R150 p/p and include breakfast and a performance by Emile [...]
Breast Cancer Talk at Creation Wines, Hermanus on 18 October 2014
On Saturday, 18 October professor Apffelstaedt will be talking about "What we need to know about breast cancer" at Creation Wines, Hermanus. For more information and ticket sales, please email Carolyn Martin at carolyn@creationwines.com. Proceedings will go towards the Tygerberg [...]
Breast Cancer Talk at Thornton Methodist Church on 20 September 2014
On Saturday, 20 September the Thornton Methodist Church ladies group is hosting a Breast Cancer talk at the church hall (cnr of Cypress and Chestnut Street). Karlien La Douce and Dr Zakira Parker from Professor Justus Apffelstaedt and Associates will [...]
Breast Ultrasound Course 2014
On Friday, 29 August over 30 doctors, surgeons, radiologists and radiographers congregated for the 2014 Breast Ultrasound Course held at Encore Conference Centre, Plattekloof. The course had two components, firstly lectures were presented by Prof Justus P Apffelstaedt and Associates [...]
Solly Smook painting on auction for Breast Cancer
Through various projects Pink Lady® apples helps to raise funds annually for the Tygerberg Hospital’s Breast Clinic Transport Fund. The fund assists breast cancer patients financially for the transport to and from the hospital for treatment. Well known artist Solly [...]
CANSA Care Week with Professor Apffelstaedt
This year, CANSA partnered with Professor Apffelstaedt and Pink Lady Apples for their care week campaign namely "Caring for the Carer". The campaign aimed to spoil and honour the nurses and social workers that care for the patients at Tygerberg [...]
Tygerburger: Helping others kept pair going in grueling Epic
Date: Tygerburger - 23 April 2014
GP for Multidisciplinary Breast Health Centre
Well established Breast Health Centre in the Northern suburbs of Cape Town invites expressions of interest of a female general practitioner with special interest in Breast Health. Our field of practice is: Full Field Digital Mammography with CAD, Breast Ultrasound, [...]
Pink Lady® apples and Tru-Cape sponsor riders in Cape Epic for Tygerberg Hospital Breast Clinic Transport Fund
Pink Lady® apples and Tru-Cape are sponsoring two riders in the Cape Epic (click here for more detail). The sponsorship of Nic Lamond and Hannes Hanekom is part of their fundraising initiative for the Tygerberg Hospital Breast Clinic Transport Fund.
Yes, we are Tweeting!
Here are a few highlights from our Twitter feed in 2013. Make sure you’re following us at @Apffelstaedt1 for the latest breast health news, interview times and articles. If you have any specific breast cancer related question, feel free to [...]
Mail & Guardian – Touch-and-go breast tech is no substitute for mammograms
SureTouch does not claim to be a substitute for proper breast cancer screening, but patients are being misled. "I was 16 when my mom died of breast cancer," says 28-year-old Monique Minnaar*. "Cancer is everywhere in my life so I [...]
Volksblad – Ander sy van borskanker
Dis reeds traumaties om met borskanker gediagnoseer te word, en dan lê die pad na rekonstruktiewe chirurgie ook nog voor. Amanda de Lange het met ’n kenner hieroor gepraat. DIE behandeling van borskanker strek baie verder as om bloot die [...]
Beeld – Die kometiese sy van borskanker
Dis reeds traumaties om met borskanker gediagnoseer te word, en dan lê die pad na rekonstruktiewe chirurgie ook nog voor. Amanda de Lange het met ’n kenner hieroor gepraat. Die behandeling van borskanker strek baie verder as om bloot die [...]
All4Women – What to eat to lower your breast cancer risk
Did you know that a poor diet is thought to be partly responsible for 30 to 40% of all cancers? However, diet alone is unlikely to be the 'cause' or 'cure' of cancer. Research suggests that exercise, a healthy diet [...]