CANSA Free State

CANSA and South African Skin Cancer Foundation (SASCF) are partnering to offer free skin cancer screenings on 1 September 2020.

CANSA Tele Counselling can be accessed via the CANSA Help Desk on 0800 22 66 22 toll free, to make an appointment with a CANSA counsellor. Or send an email to the Help Desk via counselling@cansa.org.za – this is a […]

CANSA has been hard at work to keep patients and loved ones supported during lockdown. Some of our patients and loved ones share how we have helped them recently and during lockdown.

When #lockdown was first announced we knew that there would be certain limitations to the work that CANSA could, physically, continue with – such as supplying wigs to patients in need – however thanks to an incredible team effort, we were able to put a smile on a little patient’s face when she received her new wig during lockdown.

No matter the level of “lockdown,” evidence shows that people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are at higher risk of severe complication if they contract COVID-19. As South Africa prepares to move to lockdown “light” at level 3, people living with NCDs (PLWNCDs) need to remain vigilant. CANSA, with input from the Heart and Stroke Foundation SA, Diabetes SA, National Kidney Foundation, Dementia SA and Education for Health Africa, has compiled infographics covering information to assist the public affected by non-communicable diseases and cancer…

Sing, dance, act or model for a worthy cause – the fight against cancer. Industry leaders will be scouting and offering opportunities to fresh talent, and there are platforms offering exposure up for grabs in your local community. This year we are scouting for YOU in Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Free State. Follow our Facebook Page and see when and where we will be at a Shopping Centre near you!

The COVID-19 virus will not cause serious problems for most people. However, certain groups of people are more at risk for serious complications resulting from the virus. These include the elderly; people with serious chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes or lung disease; and people with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients and cancer survivors, because cancer and cancer treatment can affect their immune systems. View tips to lower your risk of infection…

The public can rest assured that all of the medical waste that CANSA creates is being processed and disposed of as it should be, thanks to Compass Medical Waste Services.

CANSA invites everyone to find out about events at their local bowling club and to get moving and bowling to reduce cancer risk… #WorldCancerDay #IAmAndIWill #LowerCancer Risk

Makrosafe Holdings (Pty) Ltd held its annual Occupation Health & Safety Awards at Emperor’s Palace, on the 27th of January 2017. CANSA’s provincial office in Bloemfontein was awarded the group award for being the top achiever in health and safety […]

Staff collectively lost 22.1 kg during the past month! This is an exciting new direction the Bloemfontein team has taken, in not only talking about the CANSA Balanced Lifestyle Campaign, but really living it. CANSA Bloemfontein challenges their CANSA Colleagues throughout SA to take up the weight loss challenge and be losers too!

How We Help You: Contact or visit us, we’d like to offer you & your loved ones care & support. 90 Melville Drive, Brandwag, Bloemfontein, 9301 Private Bag X02, Brandhof, 9324 Tel: 051-444 2580 Facebook: Like CANSA Bloem Facebook Page to […]

Op Dinsdag, 3 Augustus, het KANSA se Bethlehem kantoor ‘n bekenstellingsgeleentheid gehad van hul KANSA Mobliele Kliniek. Die Mobiele Kliniek stel die KANSA personeel in staat om gratis Papsmere en borsondersoeke op plattelandse vroue uit te voer. Die Mobiele Kliniek […]

One of the services CANSA offers is early detection and prevention programmes, which is why the CANSA Mobile clinic has been in Lejweleputswa since the 1 April 2009. This programme is a service to the community and helps CANSA fulfill its mission statement. The mobile clinic […]

With the Mobile Outreach programme, CANSA creates awareness of breast and cervical cancers through the promotion of healthy living lifestyles and the prevention of disease with the emphasis on early diagnosis and referral. This screening project was implemented during 1990 […]