Pioneer Chatsworth woman makes global history for breast cancer research

Multi award-winning Sanesha Naicker is a young independent clinical researcher, who is driving change in the global oncology market and aiding in the understanding of cancer through her work.

She recently made global history when she was awarded the global health and pharmacy alternative medicine and the holistic health accolade as a leading female pioneer in breast cancer research.

It has always been her late grandmother’s final wish to see her set new frontiers in the medical field.

She was recently recognised as the first South African, first Indian, and first person to be awarded for her transformational work on breast cancer in young women globally.

The award aimed to acknowledge the invaluable work of the people who go above and beyond for their patients while striving to offer relief and reassurance in places where traditional medicine cannot.

Naicker embarked on this award winning research from scratch as part of her doctorate degree. She encountered numerous stumbling blocks while conducting her research but prevailed against all odds.

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She also won the International Woman of the Year award as well as the Leading Woman of the Year award at the Divas of Colour awards last year.

Such success, alongside her alternative medicine and holistic health awards, has proven her dedication towards her research and the lengths at which she has gone to change the global cancer treatment market.

“I wanted to fulfill my late grandmother’s wish of showing the world my potential. The fact that my late grandmother had cardiovascular disease and some of her friends died from breast cancer, only fueled my fire. There have been various campaigns highlighting breast cancer, however, none of them were aimed at young women. Young women are often poorly informed about breast cancer, early detection, screening, risk reduction treatment and management which is very important,” she said.

Thanks to her dedication and hard work, Naicker’s work has helped improve healthcare within her country and has provided researchers and cancer specialists all around the world with the new information and the insight into breast cancer.

In future, Naicker hopes to be a strong advocate for medical science and research. She aspires to build her own clinic for the underprivileged, improve health promotion and care, patient advocacy, find cures and increase health awareness in South African communities and beyond.

This ambitious focus will help drive her to even greater success in the breast cancer research space in years to come.

She attributes her achievement to God, her parents Don and Radha, her late grandmother and her family.