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7 636 screenings with follow up referral when necessary. 2 589 of these screenings were Pap smears. 3 428 clinical breast examinations. 2 127 prostate bood tests. 120 skin examinations using the FotoFinder device. 7 602 people reached through direct interactive health promotion activities. 2 784 information leaflets distributed. 14 160 Help Desk responses to enquiries […]

  The word starting with the letter V in the CANSA alphabet is most importantly our Volunteers.  They are the people who give their time, energy and willingness to take our training programme and then assist local communities to fight cancer.   Without our trained volunteers, CANSA would not be able to deliver the full

The team at Miladys understand that living with cancer has extra challenges for many women in that their personal budgets are constrained. Not only cancer survivors themselves, but also mothers enduring the trauma of children with cancer, or who have lost children to cancer should all be acknowledged, they said.  “They’re so focused on survival,

Summer is here, with several hot months still ahead of us. As we enjoy our abundant sunshine, it’s easy to forget about protecting ourselves from the damaging UV aspect of the sun’s rays which are escalating with climate warming and air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels. Sunburn and long periods of exposure to

Your support of our awareness work may not seem like the most urgent or important of our services. But your support of our Schools Programme is an investment in the health of future generations. CANSA West Coast recently visited the Christian Private School Malmesbury where the learners participated in Toktokkie’s fun activities and received the

Suddenly confronting life with a stoma can be bewildering, foreign territory for cancer survivors. Where to get the products and accessories needed?  How to maintain the stoma for health and hygiene?  Grappling with the emotional and physical differences that a stoma makes to daily life.  All of these questions can be answered by contacting CANSA’s stoma clinics. During

  “I’d like to express my unmatched gratitude for accommodating me at the beautiful, safe and tranquil Tipuana Care Home.   “Because I’m currently unemployed and financially challenged I could never have afforded the daily cost of transport to and from the hospital for three weeks.  This assistance was critical to me during my radiation treatment.

The Festive Season may now be in the past but your caring generosity and the differences made by your donation in the spirit of giving is still very much present. You were also joined in the spirit of the season by CANSA friends as well as cancer survivors.  On 16 December, Nabaweyah Heuwel from Athlone and