· Education and awareness. · Screening and early diagnosis. · Online and telephonic care and support. · CANSA Care Homes for patients receiving treatment far from home. · TLC (Tough Living with Cancer) Lodges – providing accommodation for parents or guardians with children undergoing cancer treatment. · Stoma support. · Wig bank. · Support groups
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People who run regularly all have their personal reasons for doing so. But when the big races come along, their reason extends to raising funds for a special cause, and to help others. This year, we were again privileged to have runners sponsoring CANSA in both the Two Oceans and Comrades events –
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Origin: In 2003, Simon Clark, the first person to organise a Shavathon event, arranged 50 events in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). The first unofficial Shavathon took place at the ‘Crazy Zebra’ in Gqeberha. Hosted by a local biker group, the initiative was started to show support for a member affected by cancer, and this is still the focus of
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Melanoma (a form of skin cancer) ranks the fifth most prevalent cancer in men, and sixth most prevalent amongst women in South Africa. We live in a country with plenty of sunshine, and we all need reminding to protect ourselves from overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays which are the main cause of skin cancer. We
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These were the stark words that Hannelie received from her gynaecologist in 2014. Shocked, terrified and sobbing, Hannelie called her best friend to share the news. Malignant Melanoma is a deadly cancer, and in Hannelie’s case, had presented itself internally. Hannelie says, “I had no choice but to fight”. After a radical hysterectomy, all
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Melanoma is the most deadly of the three types of skin cancer, with early detection being the key to successful treatment. Awareness is covered by doing your own regular full body checks. This should include getting help to include those not easily seen areas like the scalp, buttocks and back, and using the simple ABC
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The teenage years can be hard on young people, as they grapple with trying to find their place in the world with all its complexities. Then add the fear and stress when a parent is diagnosed with cancer, and you have the situation that CANSA social worker Abeda Steenkamp recognised and decided to address the
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Andre Bossner and Henk Hills both resided at the CANSA Tipuana Care Home in Pretoria whilst undergoing cancer treatment. Andre felt truly ‘at home’ even though he was away from his own home, and staff became his ‘family’. He and his wife are promising to visit every time they’re again in the area. For Henk
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Bobby Were is one such man. And he very honestly describes how his male stubbornness let him decide for himself that the pea sized painless lump next to his nipple was ‘nothing’. Referral by his doctor to a surgeon was ignored. And his male friends backed up his conviction that ‘it’s nothing and will go
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