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Mix the protein of beans, the vitamins of peppers and tomato plus the health benefits of wholegrain rice and you’ve got a nutrient dense, cancer fighting dish. Download your free Rainbow Rice Salad Bowl Recipe card.

These spicy tuna fish cakes are filled with retinol-rich ingredients, also known as preformed Vitamin A (retinol), to give your body the boost it needs. Studies have found that a higher intake of retinol may lead to a reduced risk of developing melanoma. Enjoy these fish cakes on a warm Spring day with a fresh

From the daughter of a 71-year-old woman who was diagnosed at Helen Joseph Hospital and transferred to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, where time passed.  The desperate daughter contacted CANSA for help, and with some mediation the road to treatment is back on track.   “Thank you very much for all your help.  I have no words to describe

There’s a new requirement from SARS in relation to the issue of Section 18A Tax Certificates – that important piece of paper which allows you to claim a tax deduction when you make a donation to CANSA (or any other registered public beneficiary or non-profit organisation). The extra information required is your ID number, your

By Modiponsho Maema, 17  Sunflower Children’s Hospice, Bloemfontein                I refuse to be just another one To be refused and silenced I refuse to be a victim of My own circumstances.  I refuse To be treated like an outsider To be tossed aside like an object.   I refuse to be an option; I refuse to

From Lynette . . . “I’m Lynette from the Western Cape. In 2017 I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer which had spread to my liver.  All my treatment was at Tygerberg Hospital, and a CANSA volunteer came to my home to give me support.  Then in 2020 the cancer came back and I had a

We recently received a frantic call from a concerned wife in Ohio USA. Her husband, who is an ostomate patient, was on his way to South Africa, and he’d left his supplies behind in Ohio!   After many calls, two of our dedicated staff members were able to guide the gentleman in question from Cape

Krugersdorp residents may know Annatjie van Niekerk as a cat whisperer whose heart goes out to the plight of stray cats, rescuing them and their kittens.   But when Annatjie was 18 years old she responded to another cause – that of cancer patients who had lost their hair due to treatment.  She had her own