Sirputh shares her experience in overcoming breast cancer
Breast cancer survivor Ronicka Sirputh. NASIPHI GIGABA The Pink Phoenix Cancer Foundation has appointed Faculty of Arts and Design’s admin assistant, Ronicka Sirputh, as its Breast Cancer Ambassador. Sirputh was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and successfully underwent treatment that saw her beating the disease. As October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month- dedicated to educating people about the illness- Sirputh shares her journey to overcoming one of the most difficult times in her life. In mid-2016, she noticed a “ball” on her right breast but never for one moment thought it was a cancerous lump. It was later in the year that she finally decided to have a medical check-up to see what it was. Sirputh then went to the Durban University of Technology’s Radiology clinic where she had an ultrasound done and was advised to take the printouts to her doctor. “Throughout December, I suffered with intense back pain (this was in no way related to ...
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