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CANSA Lowveld Care Centre

CANSA Active Challenge World Cancer Day

CANSA Active invites everyone to run or walk a total of 20km during February, in solidarity cancer patients, caregivers and loved ones as we celebrate the World Cancer Day theme “United by Unique”. Purchase your entry ticket and win a prize in our lucky draw…

Published: 4 February 2025
Updated: 28 February 2025
Categories: CANSA Bedfordview Care Centre, CANSA Bloemfontein Care Centre, CANSA Cape Metro Care Centre, CANSA Durban Care Centre, CANSA East London Care Centre, CANSA George Care Centre, CANSA Gqeberha Care Centre, CANSA Kimberley Virtual Care Centre, CANSA Lowveld Care Centre, CANSA on the Move for the Youth, CANSA Paarl Care Centre, CANSA Pretoria Care Centre, CANSA Roodepoort Satellite Care Centre, CANSA Rustenburg Care Centre, CANSA Springbok Virtual Care Centre, CANSA Waterberg Virtual Care Centre, Fundraising Events & Projects, Men's Health, Women's Health, World Cancer Day - 4 Feb

Free Sponsored Screening Clinical Breast Examination Mhlambanyatsi (13 February 2025) for WCD

CANSA will be hosting a cancer screening clinic in Eersterust – free clinical breast examinations will be provided thanks to a CANSA partner sponsoring the cost of screening in celebration of World Cancer Day…

Published: 1 February 2025
Updated: 4 February 2025
Categories: CANSA Lowveld Care Centre, Women's Health, World Cancer Day - 4 Feb

Screening CBE / Pap smear / PSA Test / FotoFinder Mbombela (31 January 2025) for WCD

CANSA will be hosting a cancer screening clinic in Mbombela – clinical breast examinations, Pap smears, FotoFinder and PSA blood tests will be provided at an affordable cost in celebration of World Cancer Day… note: cost of screening is only to cover cost of consumables and lab costs…

Published: 1 February 2025
Categories: CANSA Lowveld Care Centre, Men's Health, Women's Health, World Cancer Day - 4 Feb

Give Back on #GivingTuesday with CANSA’s eShop

CANSA is excited to announce the launch of its CANSA online store or eShop that coincides with Giving Tuesday, which falls on 3 December this year. Purchasing a gift this festive season on CANSA’s eShop store doubles up as a ‘gift’ for the association and the people it supports. With more than 30 items to choose from, ranging from CANSA mugs, headwear, socks, running and cycling gear, shopping bags to sunhats for little ones, gift givers are spoilt for choice…

Pink Trees for Pauline Benefits CANSA’s Cancer Patients for 6th Year

Soon it will be time for pink euphoria to hit the country and for trees to be transformed into pink statements. CANSA along with Pink Trees for Pauline continues to make a difference in the needs of cancer communities in South Africa. Every year during October numerous towns countrywide use hundreds of metres of pink material to transform their trees into pink masterpieces. These visual statements ring the message of hope for many cancer survivors. Apart from purchasing the pink material at R30 per metre you can also buy colourful headscarves as part of the #doekwithadifference campaign, thereby raising awareness and brightening your own life as well as the life of others. Furthermore, you can also support Pink Trees by purchasing unique matching hoop earrings and soft colourful bracelets for R50, or stainless-steel earrings for R100 per pair…

Celebrate Four Seasons with Cuppa

CANSA is delighted to announce the annual Cuppa For CANSA season open. This interactive campaign invites family, friends, colleagues, and social groups to come together, spend quality time with the simple pleasure of drinking a cup of tea or coffee, all while raising essential funds for CANSA. This year, the theme for Cuppa For CANSA is ‘Four Seasons’ illustrating how cancer, like the seasons, is always present and doesn’t take a break. CANSA remains steadfast in its support through all the different stages and seasons one goes through when dealing with cancer, helping individuals, and loved ones cope no matter the season – also find information regarding High Tea events being hosted as part of the Cuppa campaign…

Published: 18 July 2024
Updated: 23 August 2024
Categories: CANSA Bedfordview Care Centre, CANSA Bloemfontein Care Centre, CANSA Cape Metro Care Centre, CANSA Durban Care Centre, CANSA East London Care Centre, CANSA George Care Centre, CANSA Gqeberha Care Centre, CANSA Kimberley Virtual Care Centre, CANSA Lowveld Care Centre, CANSA Paarl Care Centre, CANSA Pretoria Care Centre, CANSA Roodepoort Satellite Care Centre, CANSA Rustenburg Care Centre, CANSA Springbok Virtual Care Centre, CANSA Waterberg Virtual Care Centre, Fundraising Events & Projects, Women's Health

CANSA Partners with the Mpumalanga Department of Health

The Cancer Association of South Africa’s (CANSA) Advocacy team regularly lobbies and engages with the Departments of Health and aims to establish partnerships with key National and Provincial stakeholders. CANSA advocates for the training of Primary Health Professional Care Workers on the top five cancers for men and women prevalent in SA. This will help […]

Published: 9 July 2024
Updated: 10 July 2024
Categories: Advocacy, CANSA Lowveld Care Centre

CANSA Partnering with Provincial Departments of Health to Fight Cancer

CANSA’s Advocacy team regularly lobbies and engages with the Departments of Health and aims to establish partnerships with key National and Provincial stakeholders. CANSA advocates for the training of Primary Health Professional Care Workers on the top five cancers for men and women prevalent in SA. This will help with the early detection of cancer in the Primary Health settings and early access to cancer treatment.  The focus is mainly with the Provincial Departments of Health, and our CANSA Service team implement the activities in the provinces. To date, four Provincial Departments of Health have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CANSA:  Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga.  Work continues to engage with the remaining provinces…

Published: 8 July 2024
Updated: 10 July 2024
Categories: About CANSA, Advocacy, CANSA Bedfordview Care Centre, CANSA Bloemfontein Care Centre, CANSA Cape Metro Care Centre, CANSA Durban Care Centre, CANSA East London Care Centre, CANSA George Care Centre, CANSA Gqeberha Care Centre, CANSA Highlights, CANSA Kimberley Virtual Care Centre, CANSA Lowveld Care Centre, CANSA Paarl Care Centre, CANSA Pretoria Care Centre, CANSA Roodepoort Satellite Care Centre, CANSA Rustenburg Care Centre, CANSA Springbok Virtual Care Centre, CANSA Waterberg Virtual Care Centre, I have Cancer, Men's Health, Women's Health

CANSA Nelspruit | Mpumalanga Telethon 30 November 2022

Support CANSA Nelspruit | Mpumalanga Tel: 013-741 5441 Purpose of Telethon CANSA is having a telethon to raise funds towards our 8 Care Homes situated country-wide. Because rural districts don’t have oncology clinics, cancer patients living there have to move to unfamiliar and often distant bigger centres for up to six weeks to receive life-saving […]

Published: 23 November 2022
Updated: 29 November 2022
Categories: CANSA Highveld Virtual Care Centre, CANSA Lowveld Care Centre, CANSA Mpumalanga, Fundraising Events & Projects

Patient-Led South African Cancer Registry – Living with Cancer

The data that the LWC Patient-Led Cancer Registry collates will be added to the current National Cancer registry to look at cancer incidents and to improve planning for cancer services in SA in the long run. CANSA invites all cancer patients to register on the portal…

CANSA Novartis Free FotoFinder Screenings & Skin Examinations – Nelspruit – 27 January 2022

Published: 13 December 2021
Updated: 13 December 2021
Categories: CANSA Lowveld Care Centre, CANSA Mpumalanga, SunSmart