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Seminar: Unpacking the Implications of Constitutional Guarantees on the Right to Health for Cancer Patients
CANSA / Cancer Alliance invites you to a seminar on 6 October 2022 “Unpacking the Implications of Constitutional Guarantees on the Right to Health for Cancer Patients”…
Read morePublished: 25 September 2022
Updated: 7 October 2022
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, Advocacy, CANSA Webinars, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer
Airlink Sponsors Domestic Flights for CANSA
The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) is grateful to Airlink who have come on board as our travel partner for domestic flights. ‘Flights in kind’ are part of Airlink’s commitment to the development of Airlink approved registered non-profit organisations, foundations and trusts…
Read morePublished: 8 September 2022
Updated: 16 September 2022
Categories: Our Corporate Social Investment Partners
Buy a Pink Box of Mandarins at Pick n Pay to Support Women’s Health
Get your boost of Vitamin C and support awareness of women’s health when you buy a pink box of Nu Leaf Brand’s premium Mandarins at Pick n Pay stores listed here during September and October 2022. CANSA will receive R5,00 for each box sold…
Read morePublished: 7 September 2022
Updated: 28 July 2023
Categories: Our Cause Related Marketing Partners
CANSA Service Spotlight – Sr Anita Schomburg (Registered Nurse)
A Day in the Life of a Registered Nurse Tell me about yourself… I would describe myself as kind, chatty, easy-going, passionate, sensitive, organised, artistic and people orientated. I enjoy meeting new people and am a creative thinker who likes to find alternative solutions for problems. I had the great privilege to grow up as […]
Read morePublished: 29 August 2022
Updated: 29 August 2022
Categories: Work for CANSA
CANSA Service Spotlight – Cisca Loggenberg (Service Coordinator)
A Day in the Life of a Service Coordinator Tell me about yourself… I am Cisca Loggenberg an it is my passion to work with people, especially cancer patients. What position are you in? I am the Service Coordinator at the CANSA Care Centre in Pretoria. How long have you been working for CANSA? I […]
Read morePublished: 29 August 2022
Updated: 29 August 2022
Categories: Work for CANSA
CANSA Service Spotlight – Sr Farhara Goolamnabi (Registered Nurse)
A Day in the Life of a Registered Nurse at CANSA Tell me about yourself… My name is Farhara Goolamnabi. I am 28 years of age. I am a registered nurse who specialised in neonatal intensive care and infection control. I have 7 years of experience in working in the private sector. I think of […]
Read morePublished: 29 August 2022
Updated: 29 August 2022
Categories: Work for CANSA
Men Supporting Men Support Group with Xylon van Eyck – 23 July 2022
CANSA invites male cancer patients and survivors to join our next support group meeting via Zoom. We are excited that our speaker will be Xylon van Eyck, cancer survivor and Ironman athlete, sharing his journey and how he overcomes challenges…
Read morePublished: 21 July 2022
Updated: 28 July 2022
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, CANSA Webinars, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, Men's Health
Webinar Series – U.S. Chamber and CANSA on Strengthening Health Systems for Cancer Care
On International Cancer Survivors’ Day 2022, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) announced a series of webinars bringing together public and private sector participants (industry representatives, think tanks, academicians, researchers). The first webinar in the series will take place on 14 July 2022…
Read morePublished: 11 July 2022
Updated: 19 July 2022
Categories: Advocacy, CANSA Webinars
Cancer Webinar with Bounti – Reduce Your Cancer Risk
Recording available: #CANSASmartChoice partner bounti (a Discovery Vitality partner) and Lisa Raleigh hosted webinar focused living a cancer preventative lifestyle, coping during the cancer journey and supporting those in remission…
Read morePublished: 25 May 2022
Updated: 7 June 2022
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, Beyond Diagnosis & Treatment, CANSA Webinars, I have Cancer
CANSA Men Supporting Men Cancer Support group – 28 May 2022
Join the CANSA Men Supporting Men Cancer Support group on 28 May 2022 | 09:00-10:00
Read morePublished: 23 May 2022
Updated: 24 June 2022
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, CANSA Webinars, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, Men's Health
CANSA Celebrates Our Nurses on International Nurses’ Day 2022
The 12th of May 2022 is International Nurses’ Day! CANSA thanks all our nurses for their dedicated and passionate work and would like to recognise the valuable and important role they play in our organisation, and the positive impact they make on cancer patients, caregivers and loved ones…
Read morePublished: 12 May 2022
Updated: 19 May 2022
Categories: Work for CANSA
Men Supporting Men Support Group for Cancer Patients – 19 March 2022
Male cancer patients finally have the opportunity to meet each other and share in a safe space. Male cancer patients are invited to join the next support group meeting via Zoom: Saturday, 19 March 2022…
Read morePublished: 17 March 2022
Updated: 22 March 2022
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, CANSA Webinars, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, Men's Health
Join Online High-Level Panel Event on International HPV Awareness Day (4 March 2022)
IPVS hosted a live, multi-disciplinary, interactive panel event to explore the challenges and opportunities in relation to the prevention of HPV-related cancers. Global key opinion leaders addressed specific HPV vaccination topics that would in turn strengthen strategies to realize the global cervical cancer elimination goal and reduce all types of HPV-related cancer. View recording….
Read morePublished: 4 March 2022
Updated: 18 March 2022
Categories: Advocacy, CANSA Webinars, Women's Health
World Social Work Day 2022 at CANSA
World Social Work Day is celebrated across the world on the third Tuesday in March, this year on the 15th March 2022. We celebrate and thank our CANSA social worker team who are working tirelessly to support cancer patients and their loved ones…
Read morePublished: 9 February 2022
Updated: 8 April 2022
Categories: Work for CANSA
Webinar – World Cancer Day Patient and Caregiver Forum (3 February 2022)
Cancer is a debilitating disease and can place an enormous physical, emotional, social, and financial burden on the people providing long-term, continuous care for affected patients. Join us for our third online webinar, in recognition of World Cancer Day in February. Brought to you by Novartis, Rare Diseases South Africa (RDSA), in association with CANSA, The Breast Health Foundation and Meta Buddies, would like to invite all caregivers, patients and those advocating to bridge the gap for patient care to join us as we discuss these challenges…
Read morePublished: 23 January 2022
Updated: 23 January 2023
Categories: CANSA Webinars, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer
CANSA & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Host Virtual Discussion: Importance Early Cancer Screening and Detection
Recording available: CANSA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a Virtual Discussion ‘Investment in Cancer: Opportunities to Support Patients and Drive Economic Recovery through Early Detection’ on 7 December 2021. The event will took place under the theme of Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC Day) ‘Leave No One’s Health Behind: Invest in Health Systems for All’. The discussion focussed on the partnership potential of all stakeholders to positively impact the health of the South African workforce and their families by increasing their access to cancer screenings. Speakers also discussed the impact of COVID-19 on cancer care, and how investment in cancer screenings can drive economic recovery and resiliency…
Read morePublished: 9 December 2021
Updated: 13 December 2021
Categories: Advocacy, CANSA Webinars
CANSA 90th Messages of Appreciation from Staff & Volunteers
First opening its doors in 1931, CANSA has continued to evolve to meet the needs of cancer patients and loved ones throughout the years and we could not have done so without our amazing staff and volunteers! Special thanks to each and every staff member and volunteer…
Read morePublished: 6 December 2021
Updated: 2 January 2022
Categories: CANSA 90th Anniversary, CANSA Care Centres, Volunteers Inspire, Work for CANSA
Launch – Men Supporting Men Support Group for Cancer Patients
Male cancer patients finally have the opportunity to meet each other and share in a safe space. Male cancer patients are invited to join the first support group meeting via Zoom on Saturday, 27 November 2021 at 9:00 to 10:30….
Read morePublished: 26 November 2021
Updated: 6 December 2021
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, CANSA Webinars, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, Men's Health
Zoom Panel Discussion – Let’s Get Real about Men and Prostate Cancer
CANSA hosted a Zoom panel discussion on 18 November 2021 ‘Let’s Get Real about Men and Prostate Cancer’…
Read morePublished: 17 November 2021
Updated: 24 November 2021
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, CANSA Webinars, I have Cancer, Men's Health, Types of cancer
Webinar – Talking Lung Cancer 11 November 2021
A round table discussion via Zoom took place on Thursday, 11 November 2021, featuring a cancer patient; Dr Poovan Govender, Oncologist, and a palliative care nurse, Zodwa Sithole (CANSA Head of Advocacy), and caregiver, Christa Matthee – recording now available…
Read morePublished: 9 November 2021
Updated: 16 November 2021
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, CANSA Webinars, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, No-Tobacco Campaign, Types of cancer
Zoom “Conversations with Women Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer”
CANSA and metastatic breast cancer Survivors held a chat via Zoom about coping with metastatic breast cancer on Thursday, 4 November 2021…
Read morePublished: 2 November 2021
Updated: 21 December 2021
Categories: CANSA Webinars, Women's Health
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