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Nine-year old Elize van der Schyff had the most beautiful head of long hair. Never cut, only trimmed by her mother, it grew and grew, way past her waist. Then last year she asked to have her hair cut.  When asked for the reason she said, “I’ve had princess hair long enough, it’s someone else’s turn now”. Elize also said that she wanted to gift her hair to a […]

Every day, we want to sing your praises. In whatever way you support CANSA services, you make the world a kinder, gentler and more supportive place for people living with cancer. And let’s not forget their loved ones. When you send off your donation, crochet a cuddly gift blanket, have your hair shaved or sprayed at a Shavathon, support

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Every single CANSA supporter has a special place in our hearts, no matter what their contribution may be. Some of our supporters ‘go without’ in order to give and are our unsung heroes. Whilst others have greater opportunities for generosity, and here we’d like to introduce you to a few of these people who are

On the threshold of her thirties, Carin was diagnosed with stage three rectal cancer. Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape became her second home as she underwent surgical procedures, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. And morphine became her companion in controlling the pain. There were times when Carin felt that all was lost, but she clung

This was the question we asked of a lady who called in with a request to become an advocacy volunteer. Her reply was that in listening to Zodwa Sithole on Roche Life Talk she was inspired to bring information to people in disadvantaged circumstances. Her heart is for the rural parts of South Africa. And

This heartfelt expression came with this message on our Facebook page: “I would like to thank Zodwa Sithole. I don’t know where we would be if it was not for her. “My brother had lost all hope, but this angel came into our lives to show that although we had never met she would ensure