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IFMSA represents, connects and equips more than 1.3 million students from all over the world; driven by a common goal and striving for a healthier and more sustainable tomorrow.

Can men get cancer?Simply put, YES. Breast cancer in men is very rare. Most men who get breast cancer are over 60, alth...
07/10/2022



Can men get cancer?
Simply put, YES. Breast cancer in men is very rare. Most men who get breast cancer are over 60, although younger men can be affected.

One common cause of BC in men-High oestrogen levels:

There’s some evidence that men are at greater risk if they have higher than normal levels of the hormone oestrogen.

🌸TOUCH YOUR CHEST:Regular self-chest examination and regular mammograms are key to early detection.Presenting your...
07/10/2022



🌸TOUCH YOUR CHEST:

Regular self-chest examination and regular mammograms are key to early detection.

Presenting yourself early for treatment may result in more effective treatment, leading to a reduction in pain and suffering and a significant decrease in the loss of life.

The designation of October as "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" in South Africa reflects a nationwide drive by publi...
07/10/2022



The designation of October as "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" in South Africa reflects a nationwide drive by public and private healthcare structures to raise awareness of this debilitating disease across all races and class structures.

September is PCOS Awareness Month.PCOS is one of the most common ovulatory disorders, accounting for 85 percent of ovula...
15/09/2022

September is PCOS Awareness Month.
PCOS is one of the most common ovulatory disorders, accounting for 85 percent of ovulatory disorder diagnoses.

* Although a cure for PCOS does not exist, a woman can manage her symptoms through diet and/or medication and, if conception does not occur on its own, then fertility treatment is often helpful.

Hey everyone-Executive Committee applications are open!Swipe right/ Find all the details in the *Vacancy Highlights*. Sh...
14/09/2022

Hey everyone-Executive Committee applications are open!

Swipe right/ Find all the details in the *Vacancy Highlights*.

Should you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to DM us all your questions, alternatively get in contact with us via Facebook **

⚕️We look forward to hearing from you.

*IFMSA Stellenbosch Chapter (2022/23)*

Hey everyone-Standing Committee Director applications are open!Swipe right/ Find all the details in the *Vacancy Highlig...
12/09/2022

Hey everyone-Standing Committee Director applications are open!

Swipe right/ Find all the details in the *Vacancy Highlights*.

Should you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to DM us all your questions, alternatively get in contact with us via Facebook **

⚕️We look forward to hearing from you.

*IFMSA Stellenbosch Chapter (2022/23)*

🧕🧔🏽‍♀️👩🏻‍🦰National Women’s Day (9 August) is a day for us to join voices and shout our message for equal rights loud an...
09/08/2022

🧕🧔🏽‍♀️👩🏻‍🦰National Women’s Day (9 August) is a day for us to join voices and shout our message for equal rights loud and clear: “We celebrate [all] women, in all their diversities. We embrace their facets and intersections of faith, race, ethnicity, gender or sexual identity, or disability!”

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️Trans women have long faced discrimination on multiple axes, both globally and in South Africa. Trans exclusio...
08/08/2022

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️Trans women have long faced discrimination on multiple axes, both globally and in South Africa.

Trans exclusion movements continue to weaken feminism-for trans and cis women alike. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) foundation states that feminism needs to be trans-inclusive, everywhere and every day. Feminism, when inclusive and intersectional, is good for everyone, including women, people of other marginalized genders and men.

↪️Swipe left to learn how to make your feminism trans-inclusive.

As seen with the Covid-19 pandemic, news and social media channels have been flooded with stigmatising rhetoric, which i...
02/08/2022

As seen with the Covid-19 pandemic, news and social media channels have been flooded with stigmatising rhetoric, which is wrong and dangerous.

It’s important that now, more than ever, we fight against the divisive and stigmatising rhetoric we see concerning MPV.

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