Lisa Koppel's legacy: Raising awareness for colorectal cancer after her passing
The family said she privately battled colorectal cancer for nearly three years and will continue her awareness work in her name.
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Lisa Koppel cancer battle: Family looked beyond SA for hope
The family of Lisa Koppel has revealed how they searched for hope in South Africa and abroad during her nearly three-year battle with colorectal cancer. Koppel, the wife of South African singer Danny K, died at the age of 41. Her family revealed this week that doctors diagnosed her with colorectal cancer in November 2023. From that moment, Koppel and those closest to her pursued every possible opportunity available to them. “Together with her fa…
AHN researchers help develop blood test that detects colorectal cancer and high-risk polyps - Beaver County Radio
PITTSBURGH (Aug. 11, 2026) — Researchers at Allegheny Health Network (AHN) Cancer Center contributed to a new international study led by City of Hope, a cancer research and treatment organization, showing that a blood-based test may help detect both colorectal cancer and the precancerous growths that can lead to it. The study, published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, found the test detected approximately 90 to 92 percent of colorec…
Danny K’s family asks for privacy as it reveals Lisa Koppel’s cancer battle - Inside Politics
By Levy Masiteng The family of Lisa Koppel, wife of South African singer and businessman Danny K, has asked for privacy as it revealed for the first time that she had spent nearly three years battling colorectal cancer. In a statement on Tuesday, the Koppel and Gundelfinger families said Lisa, who died at the age of 41, had deliberately kept her diagnosis out of the public eye because she did not want attention or sympathy and wanted to protect…
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