Despite a recent report calling into question the benefits of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) – sometimes called 3D mammography – as a […]
Posts Tagged ‘Ethics’
Does 3D Mammography Save More Lives?
A week ago, USA Today published an article written by Liz Szabo (seen right) with the provocative headline, “Massive marketing muscle pushes […]
Access to Health Care
In the United States, women diagnosed with breast cancer can select different types of surgery to remove the tumour. While […]
The Emergence of CRISPR
One of the most remarkable scientific breakthroughs since the mapping of the human genome has been CRISPR, an acronym that […]
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Dr Daniel Kopans, professor of radiology at Harvard, earlier this week started a new blog entitled Fiction and Facts about Breast Cancer […]
A Breakthrough from Cape Town
Earlier this week, a woman with severe aortic valve stenosis was operated on successfully at Groote Schuur Hospital by Jacques Scherman, […]
Taking the Initiative
Earlier this year the Cancer Research Initiative (CRI) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated its fifth anniversary. The aim of […]
Inspiring New Ways
The Africa Health Exhibition took place at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, half way between Johannesburg and Pretoria over the past three […]
Courage and Innovation
The title for this week’s blog – courage and innovation – was the theme for a conference held at Groote Schuur Hospital […]
Authenticity in a Post-Truth World
After much discussion and debate, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year for 2016 was post-truth, an adjective defined as “relating to […]