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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) – Myth vs Fact
HPV stands for human papillomavirus and is a very common virus. There are more than 100 strains of the virus, most of them do not cause cancer. Read more… About 7 in every 10 people will have HPV infection at some point in their lifetime. The virus lives on your skin and can be transmitted […]
Read morePublished: 5 August 2022
Updated: 19 March 2025
Categories: Cancer Myths, Men's Health, Types of cancer, Women's Health
Cervical Cancer – Myth vs Fact
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among Asian, Coloured and White women in South Africa, while it is the most common cancer among African women. Cervical cancer starts in the cervix, located at the lower part of the uterus (womb). When detected early, or in the pre-cancer stage, treatment can be highly successful. […]
Read morePublished: 5 August 2022
Updated: 5 August 2022
Categories: Cancer Myths, Types of cancer, Women's Health
Uterine (Uterus) Cancer
Cancer of the uterus, also as known as uterine cancer (endometrial or womb cancer) is the 6th most common cancer* affecting women in SA (when non-melanoma skin cancers are included in the top cancers). 1 in 129 women are at risk for being diagnosed with uterine cancer (NCR 2023). The most common form of this cancer […]
Read morePublished: 4 August 2022
Updated: 31 July 2025
Categories: Types of cancer, Women's Health
Breast Cancer
Apart from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting South African women (all population groups combined) with a lifetime risk of 1 in 28 (National Cancer Registry 2024). Previously mostly diagnosed in women over 50yrs, breast cancer is now affecting more women in their 30s and late 20s. Both breast and […]
Read morePublished: 4 August 2022
Updated: 26 October 2026
Categories: Types of cancer, Women's Health
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 Talks and Webinars, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, Men's Health
Look After Your Own
Corporate Wellness Week takes place, 4 to 8 July 2022 and CANSA urges employers to look after their own, by inviting CANSA to the workplace to offer cancer screening and education around recognising the symptoms of cancer and lowering personal cancer risk. Screening also helps identify risk for non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and diabetes…
Read morePublished: 29 June 2022
Updated: 29 September 2022
Categories: Balanced Lifestyle, CANSA Eastern Cape, CANSA Free State, CANSA Gauteng, CANSA KwaZulu-Natal, CANSA Limpopo, CANSA Mpumalanga, CANSA North West, CANSA Northern Cape, CANSA Western Cape, Media Releases & News, Men's Health, Women's Health
CANSA Men Supporting Men Cancer Support group – 25 June 2022
Join the CANSA Men Supporting Men Cancer Support group on 25 June 2022 from 9 00 to 10 00…
Read morePublished: 24 June 2022
Updated: 27 June 2022
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, Men's Health
KANSA sê Kies Rookvrye Lewenswyses
English media release 30 Mei 2022 – Die Kankervereniging van Suid-Afrika (KANSA) ondersteun die tema ‘Tabak – ‘n Bedreiging vir ons Omgewing’ vir Wêreld Geen-Tabak Dag (31 Mei 2022). In samewerking met die Nasionale Raad Teen Rook (the National Council Against Smoking), die Hart en Beroerte-Stigting van Suid-Afrika en die Suid-Afrikaanse Mediese Navorsingsraad, help KANSA […]
Read morePublished: 30 May 2022
Updated: 30 May 2022
Categories: Media Releases & News, No-Tobacco Campaign
CANSA says Choose Smoke-free Lives
CANSA aligns itself to the theme, ‘Tobacco – Threat to our Environment’ for World No Tobacco Day (31 May 2022). Together with the National Council Against Smoking (NCAS), Heart and Stroke Foundation of South Africa and the South African Medical Research Council, it continues campaigning for the new Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill to be passed by Parliament, to make it easier for South Africans to choose smoke-free lives and put an end to the threat tobacco-use poses to the environment…
Read morePublished: 28 May 2022
Updated: 14 July 2022
Categories: Media Releases & News, No-Tobacco Campaign
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 Talks and Webinars, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, Men's Health
Melanoma
There are two main categories of skin cancer, namely, melanoma (malignant melanoma) and non-melanoma. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the incidence of both non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers has been increasing over the past decades, and WHO estimates that a 10 % decrease in ozone levels will result in an additional 300 000 […]
Read morePublished: 19 May 2022
Updated: 3 August 2026
Categories: SunSmart, Types of cancer
CANSA & Partners Campaign for New Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill to be Passed by Parliament
2022 – CANSA together with the National Council Against Smoking (NCAS), Heart and Stroke Foundation of South Africa and the South African Medical Research Council, continues campaigning for the new Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill to be passed by Parliament, to make it easier for South Africans to choose smoke-free lives and put an end to the threat tobacco-use poses to the environment…
Read morePublished: 19 May 2022
Updated: 27 November 2025
Categories: No-Tobacco Campaign
E-cigarette Study Funded by CANSA
CANSA funded a qualitative research study on electronic cigarettes in collaboration with the UCT Knowledge Co-op which facilitated the project. The study focussed on the knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards e-cigarettes among university students. Dissertation – 2019 (PDF) Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are deemed to be safer than tobacco cigarettes because they do not contain a […]
Read morePublished: 19 May 2022
Updated: 19 May 2022
Categories: CANSA Research, No-Tobacco Campaign
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
CANSA Collaborates with Alignd to Increase Access to Palliative Care
CANSA has partnered with Alignd, a value-based care and patient-centric organisation working with medical schemes to improve access to and cover for palliative care from diagnosis of serious cancer…
Read morePublished: 2 May 2022
Updated: 6 May 2022
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, Advocacy, Beyond Diagnosis & Treatment, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, Men's Health, Women's Health
Is jou Kolon Gesond?
English Media Release KANSA raai mense aan om ’n aktiewe, gebalanseerde leefstyl te lei en sê dat sekere leefstylveranderinge kankerrisiko kan verlaag.* Verder beveel ons aan dat mense sekere leefstylfaktore uitsny wat hulle in gevaar stel vir kanker, veral kolorektale kanker wat een van die top drie kankers** onder mans en vroue in Suid-Afrika is. […]
Read morePublished: 29 April 2022
Updated: 3 May 2022
Categories: Balanced Lifestyle, Media Releases & News, Men's Health, Women's Health
GREAT Tour Doing Great Work for CANSA and Men’s Health
The Garden Route Extended Adventure Tour (GREAT) 2022 embarks on its second tour with 10 riders cycling from Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) to Cape Town, over the course of six days, in a bid to raise funds for CANSA, and Love Your Nuts, and further raising awareness of men’s heath, specifically testicular cancer…
Read morePublished: 26 April 2022
Updated: 6 May 2022
Categories: Fundraising Events & Projects, Media Releases & News, Men's Health
Is Your Colon Healthy?
CANSA promotes living an active balanced lifestyle and promotes that certain lifestyle changes can lower the risk of cancer. It further advocates cutting out lifestyle factors that can put one at risk for cancer, especially colorectal cancer which is among the top three cancers among men and women in South Africa.
Read morePublished: 21 April 2022
Updated: 1 September 2022
Categories: Balanced Lifestyle, Media Releases & News, Men's Health, Women's Health
bounti Gets the CANSA Seal of Recognition
Pioneering rebounding brand, bounti, has received the highly sought-after Seal of Recognition by CANSA, a leader in the fight against cancer in SA, since 1931. The purpose of CANSA is to offer a unique, integrated service to the public and to all people affected by cancer. The CANSA Seal was introduced to encourage South Africans to read product labels and to assist them in making informed choices – the aim being to promote smart, balanced lifestyles and to encourage people to make a proactive effort in reducing their cancer risk…
Read morePublished: 7 April 2022
Updated: 19 May 2022
Categories: Balanced Lifestyle, CANSA's Seal of Recognition, Media Releases & News, Men's Health, Women's Health
Breast is Best
CANSA announces its partnership with ‘The Breast Mom’, an online breastfeeding speciality space, offering breastfeeding support products, accessories, and advice. There is strong evidence that shows those who breastfeed exclusively for six months and beyond, have a lower chance of developing breast cancer. The risk for endometrial and ovarian cancers is also reduced through breastfeeding…
Read morePublished: 30 March 2022
Updated: 19 May 2022
Categories: Media Releases & News, Women's Health
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 Talks and Webinars, Caregiving and Cancer, I have Cancer, Men's Health
