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CANSA’s Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme
CANSA Infographics: Children, Teens and Young Adults Affected by Cancer
Children CANSA TLC Service Warning Signs Cancer Top 5 Cancers Affecting Children Childhood Cancer – Myth vs Fact How Do I Support my Friend with Cancer (for children) Stories to Encourage Children with Cancer Teens and Young Adults Warning Signs Cancer Cancer in Teenagers in South Africa How do I Support my Friend with Cancer […]
Read morePublished: 1 September 2023
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme
CANSA Videos: Children, Teens and Young Adults Affected by Cancer
The following videos are available: CANSA TLC Services – Celebrating Life CANSA TLC Programme CANSA TLC with Breyten Paulse CANSA TLC Nicus Lodge – SABC Real Talk
Read morePublished: 1 September 2023
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme
CANSA Webinars: Childhood, Teen and Young Adults Affected by Cancer
Recordings are available for the following webinars: Let’s Get Chatty About Childhood Cancer Awareness Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults Living with Cancer
Read morePublished: 1 September 2023
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme
Resources to Help Share a Parent or Loved Ones’ Cancer Diagnosis with a Child
You may be stressed about revealing your cancer diagnosis to your child or children. Children love stories and these often provide parents with a means of broaching tricky subjects and so the ‘The Secret Warrior’ book was especially written for CANSA TLC, by creative writer and social worker, Sally Ann Carter. We understand that sharing a cancer […]
Read morePublished: 31 August 2023
Updated: 11 June 2024
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme
Resources to Help Cope with Side Effects of Cancer Treatment (for Parents / Loved Ones)
Our CANSA TLC staff have seen first-hand the common side effects caused by cancer treatment, that children battle with. Parents often feel helpless in the face of nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and other common side effects their children experience, which in turn affects children’s appetite and general well-being. The purpose is to help parents manage these side […]
Read morePublished: 31 August 2023
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme
Resources to Help Cope with Side Effects of Cancer Treatment (for Children)
CANSA partnered with Hollard to design, illustrate and produce the books in an online format that is available for free on the CANSA website. Our experienced CANSA TLC staff members, who work with children, teens, young adults and families affected by cancer daily, came up with the concept of providing reading material for children that would help […]
Read morePublished: 31 August 2023
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme
Resources to Help with Cancer Diagnosis (Children)
When Thabo had Cancer When Thabo feels unwell his mother takes him to hospital in the city and he is diagnosed with cancer. They are told he needs to stay at the hospital to receive treatment. Thabo is sad at first, but soon makes new friends and discovers that there are many people who want […]
Read morePublished: 31 August 2023
Updated: 12 July 2024
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme
Ons Bemagtig Adolessente en Jong Volwassenes met Kanker: KANSA Free2Bme Diens
English Media Release 23 Augustus 2023 – September is Kinderkanker Bewusmakingsmaand, en KANSA is opgewonde om ’n inspirerende inisiatief bekend te stel wat beoog om ’n groot impak te maak in die lewens van mid-adolessente en jong volwassenes (ook bekend as AYA) tussen die ouderdomme van 13 en 25 jaar wat die uitdagings van ’n […]
Read morePublished: 30 August 2023
Updated: 30 August 2023
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, Media Releases & News
CANSA Service Spotlight – CANSA TLC Staff Working with Children and Teens Affected by Cancer
A few of our CANSA TLC staff share about the work they do to support children and teens with cancer, as well as their parents and loved ones…
Read morePublished: 22 June 2023
Updated: 7 October 2024
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, Work for CANSA
How Referrals to CANSA TLC Work
CANSA and CANSA TLC staff are committed to connecting families facing cancer with information, day-to-day help as well as emotional support they need in the communities where they live. Our aim is to ensure that cancer Survivors (paediatric / teen patients) and their loved ones don’t have to face cancer alone; we’re here to support […]
Read morePublished: 15 February 2023
Updated: 15 February 2023
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme
Story of Hope – Mariska Schultz Cancer Survivor Overcomes Cancer in her Teens
I am Mariska Schultz, I’m 27 years old and I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma when I was 15 years old. As any teenager would, I was uncertain about what this disease is. I could see by the tears and fear in my parents’ eyes that it wasn’t anything good… – view RECORDING of Webinar to find out more about CANSA TLC support for teens and young adults with cancer and hear Mariska’s story…
Read morePublished: 14 February 2023
Updated: 30 May 2023
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, I have Cancer, Stories of Hope
Webinar – Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults Living with Cancer by CANSA TLC
Webinar – RECORDING available: Learn about the web-based interventions and resources CANSA TLC will offer to help build resilience for young adults to cope with cancer. The objective is to address the specific unique needs of adolescents and young adults, when diagnosed with cancer…
Read morePublished: 13 February 2023
Updated: 30 March 2023
Categories: CANSA on the Move for the Youth, CANSA Webinars, CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, Men's Health, Women's Health
CANSA Service Spotlight – Lorraine Mamitwa (CANSA TLC Nicus Lodge Assistant)
Lorraine Mamitwa CANSA TLC Assistant shares about the work she does to support children with cancer and their parents…
Read morePublished: 12 February 2023
Updated: 17 March 2023
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, Work for CANSA
The Fight Against Cancer Gets a Boost in Sub-Saharan Africa
National Cancer Registry media statement: The National Cancer Registry (NCR), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, is honoured to be named one of three IARC-GICR Collaborating Centres for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by the International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC) Global Initiative for Cancer Registry development (GICR). The World Health Organization (WHO) has […]
Read morePublished: 23 November 2022
Updated: 14 June 2023
Categories: About Cancer, Advocacy, CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, Types of cancer
Children, Food and Cancer
In September, CANSA raises awareness of childhood cancer and the importance of support for children and parents affected specifically regarding food and diets. CANSA TLC partnered with B-well to produce a booklet, ‘Understanding a Child’s Dietary Needs When They are Diagnosed with Cancer’ for parents to better manage the dietary side effects their children experience while on cancer treatment…
Read morePublished: 20 September 2022
Updated: 17 October 2022
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, Caregiving and Cancer, Dietary Tips
Helping Children with Cancer Feel Understood
CANSA partnered with the Hollard Insurance Group to release stories in short booklet form, to encourage children fighting cancer, to mark International Childhood Cancer Awareness in February 2022. The stories, written by CANSA TLC staff, were inspired by Hollard’s InstaStory platform. CANSA partnered with Hollard to design, illustrate and produce the books in an online format that is available for free on the CANSA website. Hollard further sponsored printed copies that are distributed to all CANSA TLC facilities country-wide…
Read morePublished: 31 August 2022
Updated: 17 October 2022
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, Media Releases & News
Empowering Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with Cancer: CANSA Free2Bme Service
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and CANSA is delighted to unveil an inspiring initiative aimed at making a significant impact in the lives of mid adolescents and young adults (AYA) between the ages of 13 and 25 who are facing the challenges of a cancer diagnosis. The CANSA Free2Bme programme is a beacon of hope and support tailored to meet the unique needs of young individuals on their cancer journey…
Read morePublished: 8 August 2022
Updated: 14 March 2024
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, CANSA on the Move for the Youth, CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, I have Cancer, Media Releases & News
Palliative Care for Cancer Patients – What We Should Know
Any patient can request palliative care! It is appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness and can be provided alongside potentially curative treatment…
Read morePublished: 2 May 2022
Updated: 25 May 2026
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, Advocacy, Beyond Diagnosis & Treatment, CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, Men's Health, Women's Health
HALO Riders’ Blog – by Andrew Woodburn
The HALO ‘Helping a Little One’ Team are, once again, cycling from Gqeberha to Cape Town to raise funds for, and create awareness of the CANSA Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) programme which supports children and teens with cancer. The Halo Team leaves Gqeberha on 5 March 2022 and arrives in Cape Town on 11 […]
Read morePublished: 8 March 2022
Updated: 18 March 2022
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, Stories of Hope
HALO Team Ride Enables CANSA TLC’s Support of Children Affected by Cancer (Gqeberha to Cape Town)
The HALO ‘Helping a Little One’ Team are, once again, cycling from Gqeberha to Cape Town to raise funds for, and create awareness of the CANSA Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) programme which supports children and teens with cancer. The Halo Team leaves Gqeberha on 5 March 2022 and arrives in Cape Town on 11 March 2022. They will also be participating in the Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday, 13 March 2022…
Read morePublished: 7 March 2022
Updated: 22 March 2022
Categories: CANSA Western Cape, CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, Fundraising Events & Projects
Sharing a Cancer Diagnosis with a Child
CANSA announced a new resource to help parents who have been diagnosed with cancer in September, which is International Childhood Cancer awareness month, to share the news of their diagnosis with their child or children in a child-friendly way…
Read morePublished: 19 December 2021
Updated: 21 October 2022
Categories: CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, Media Releases & News
