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Palliative Care Improves Quality of Life for Children with Cancer
With September being Childhood Cancer Month, CANSA is reinforcing how important palliative care is and how it can assist both children with cancer and their families and caregivers.
Read morePublished: 24 September 2024
Updated: 27 September 2024
Categories: CANSA Free2Bme Support for Teens and Young Adults, CANSA Highlights, CANSA's Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) Programme, Counselling & Support Groups, Media Releases & News, Specialist Care & Treatment, Support Groups, Types of cancer
Focus on Cervical Cancer in Women’s Month
Knowledge gaps surrounding women’s health and cancer can prevent women from seeking appropriate healthcare services or discussing their symptoms openly. This delays the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, leading to worse outcomes. CANSA consistently promotes cancer awareness and early detection through education and screening.
Read morePublished: 23 September 2024
Updated: 27 September 2024
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, About Cancer, Advocacy, CANSA Highlights, I have Cancer, Media Releases & News, Reduce Cancer Risk, Screening & Cancer Control, Types of cancer, Women's Health
Wêreldgesondheidsdag beklemtoon Menseregte as sleutelrol in die verlaging van kankerrisiko
KANSA fokus in April op die bewusmaking van kolorektale kanker, en die hoof boodskappe sluit aan by Wêreldgesondheidsdag wat op 7 April plaasvind. Gesondheid is almal se fundamentele reg. Daar is drie hoof konsepte in die Universele Verklaring van Menseregte wat ’n belangrike rol speel om die kankerrisiko te verlaag: gesondheid en welstand, kos en opvoeding.
Read morePublished: 2 April 2024
Updated: 5 April 2024
Categories: Balanced Lifestyle, Media Releases & News, Types of cancer
World Health Day Emphasises Human Rights’ Crucial Role in Cancer Risk Reduction
Colorectal cancer awareness is being campaigned by CANSA during April, and its key messages align with the theme of World Health Day which takes place on 7 April this year. Health is everyone’s fundamental right. There are three key concepts in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that play a vital role in reducing the risk of cancer: health and wellbeing, food, and education.
Read morePublished: 2 April 2024
Updated: 16 July 2024
Categories: Balanced Lifestyle, Media Releases & News, Types of cancer
Please Complete 2024 Global Patient Survey for Lymphoma / CLL Patients and Caregivers
Calling on all Lymphoma / CLL patients and their caregivers to complete the Lymphoma Coalition’s 2024 Global Patient Survey on Lymphomas and CLL. Your input will result in better care globally for people living with Lymphoma / CLL. Thanks in advance for your support!
Read morePublished: 16 February 2024
Updated: 29 February 2024
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, Advocacy, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, Types of cancer
Melanoma Ranks in Top Five Cancers
In May, awareness is placed on Melanoma, currently ranking the fifth most prevalent cancer in men and sixth most prevalent among women in South Africa, according to the National Cancer Registry (2019). The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) reminds South Africans to protect themselves from overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays that are the main cause of skin cancer and to be aware that people of all skin tones (light to dark) can be diagnosed with skin cancer.
Read morePublished: 1 December 2023
Updated: 15 February 2024
Categories: CANSA's Seal of Recognition, Media Releases & News, Men's Health, Screening & Cancer Control, SunSmart, Types of cancer, Women's Health
Renel Le Roux and Zanele Mkhwanazi Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) survivors Share their Journey
Two Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) survivors share their journey as we mark International Metastatic Breast Cancer Day…
Read morePublished: 13 October 2023
Updated: 31 October 2023
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, Types of cancer, Women's Health
Frequently Asked Questions – Breast Cancer
Why the focus on breast cancer? Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in South Africa with a lifetime risk of 1 in 27, according to the 2019 National Cancer Registry (NCR). There is growing concern that most women present with late-stage cancers, which makes for a difficult prognosis. Who is at risk […]
Read morePublished: 21 September 2023
Updated: 21 September 2023
Categories: Types of cancer, Women's Health
Casting Light on Lymphoma: Understanding a Stealthy Disease
CANSA marks World Lymphoma Day on 15 September, raising awareness of lymphoma, a cancer impacting thousands of lives. This annual event highlights the importance of early detection, advancements in treatment, and the determined spirit of individuals living with lymphoma head-on. Chantel Memziwe, a cancer survivor, shares a remarkable tale of courage and resilience, when getting Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL). Diagnosed twice with this cancer, first in 2017 with stage 4 NHL, Chantel’s journey symbolises unwavering determination…
Read morePublished: 13 September 2023
Updated: 8 December 2023
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, Men's Health, Types of cancer, Women's Health
Support For Multiple Myeloma Patients
CANSA, in partnership with the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and the Department of Haematology at King Edward Vlll Hospital, is pleased to announce the initial successes of its Multiple Myeloma support programme in KwaZulu-Natal, ahead of World Blood Donor Day. World Blood Donor Day (14 June) aims to raise global awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion, and to thank voluntary blood donors who give to national health systems. Blood is vital for the treatment of all types of cancer patients…
Read morePublished: 1 June 2023
Updated: 22 September 2023
Categories: Advocacy, Media Releases & News, Types of cancer
Risk Factors – Ovarian Cancer (isiXhosa)
Learn more about Ovarian Cancer… Source: World Ovarian Cancer Coalition
Read morePublished: 8 May 2023
Updated: 8 May 2023
Categories: Types of cancer
Risk Factors – Ovarian Cancer (isiZulu)
Learn more about Ovarian Cancer… Source: World Ovarian Cancer Coalition
Read morePublished: 8 May 2023
Updated: 8 May 2023
Categories: Types of cancer
Risk Factors – Ovarian Cancer (seSotho)
Learn more about Ovarian Cancer… Source: World Ovarian Cancer Coalition
Read morePublished: 8 May 2023
Updated: 8 May 2023
Categories: Types of cancer
Risiko Faktore Eierstokkanker (Ovarian Cancer) – Afrikaans
Lees meer oor eierstokkanker.. Bron: World Ovarian Cancer Coalition
Read morePublished: 8 May 2023
Updated: 8 May 2023
Categories: Types of cancer
Risk Factors – Ovarian Cancer
Read more about Ovarian Cancer… Source: World Ovarian Cancer Coalition
Read morePublished: 8 May 2023
Updated: 8 May 2023
Categories: Types of cancer
An Overview of Ovarian Cancer
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Read morePublished: 8 May 2023
Categories: Types of cancer
Ovarian Cancer – Five Important Facts (isiXhosa)
Translations into African Languages: Afrikaans isiZulu seSotho English More about Ovarian Cancer…
Read morePublished: 8 May 2023
Updated: 8 May 2023
Categories: Types of cancer
Ovarian Cancer – Five Important Facts (isiZulu)
Translations into African Languages: Afrikaans isiXhosa seSotho English More about Ovarian Cancer…
Read morePublished: 8 May 2023
Updated: 8 May 2023
Categories: Types of cancer
Ovarian Cancer – Five Important Facts (seSotho)
Translations into African Languages: Afrikaans isiXhosa isiZulu English More about Ovarian Cancer…
Read morePublished: 8 May 2023
Updated: 8 May 2023
Categories: Types of cancer
Eierstokkanker (Ovarian Cancer) – Vyf Feite Wat Elke Vrou Moet Weet (Afrikaans)
Translations into African Languages: isiXhosa isiZulu seSotho English More about Ovarian Cancer…
Read morePublished: 8 May 2023
Updated: 8 May 2023
Categories: Types of cancer
Ovarian Cancer – Five Facts Every Woman Should Know
Translations into African Languages: Afrikaans isiXhosa isiZulu seSotho More about Ovarian Cancer…
Read morePublished: 8 May 2023
Updated: 8 May 2023
Categories: Types of cancer
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