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Prevention and Early Detection may Stop HPV Infection Developing into Cancer
Each year, CANSA in association with the International Papilloma Virus Society, features International HPV Awareness Day on 4 March to educate about HPV-related cancer. HPV or the human papillomavirus is a common sexually transmitted infection and is linked to several types of cancer. Almost all sexually active people will be infected with HPV at some point in their lives, usually without symptoms according to the World Health Organisation…
Read morePublished: 29 February 2024
Updated: 17 May 2024
Categories: Advocacy, Media Releases & News, Men's Health, Women's Health
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
Cancer Webinar Series – A Fresh View of Cancer (27 Feb 2024)
The webinar series will launch on 27 February 2024 from 09 00 to 11 30. Topics covered during the series will include: what is cancer; cancer myths; metastatic nature of cancer; bypass of apoptotic process; risk factors; staging of cancer; relationship between staging and treatment…
Read morePublished: 12 February 2024
Updated: 19 March 2024
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, About Cancer, Advocacy, CANSA Webinars, I have Cancer, Men's Health, Women's Health
B-well Launches Exciting Back-To-School Cookbook
One of the trickiest aspects of parenthood is ensuring that your little ones are getting all the nutrients they need – and that their meals are delicious enough that they’ll want to finish each bite! As we head back into the school year, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut with the same old meals and snacks – but B-well together with Munchie Monster and his colourful friends are here to lend a helping hand with the fantastical Taste Explorers cookbook…
Read morePublished: 18 January 2024
Updated: 5 August 2024
Categories: Balanced Lifestyle, CANSA on the Move for the Youth, CANSA Seal of Recognition - Edible Consumer Goods Category, CANSA's Seal of Recognition, Dietary Tips
Climate Change – Unsuspecting Risk Factor For Skin Cancer
The complex relationship between climate change, the surge in ultraviolet (UV) radiation (read fact sheet), and the increase in skin cancer cases globally, is a growing concern for medical professionals and CANSA. As global weather patterns undergo shifts due to climate change, the consequential increase in UV rays poses a heightened environmental risk for skin cancer, particularly in regions like South Africa with its subtropical location, climate and topography…
Read morePublished: 12 December 2023
Updated: 10 April 2024
Categories: Advocacy, Media Releases & News, SunSmart
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: 5 November 2024
Categories: CANSA's Seal of Recognition, Media Releases & News, Men's Health, Screening & Cancer Control, SunSmart, Types of cancer, Women's Health
Podcast: Being Sunsmart – On the CANSA Couch
Join us on the CANSA Couch, we’re talking about being SunSmart. Guests are Prof Michael Herbst, Clinical Specialist, Patient Advocate, and cancer survivor from CANSA joined by Emthunzini Hats Brand Manager, Roxy Barlow.
Read morePublished: 27 November 2023
Updated: 6 March 2024
Categories: CANSA Seal of Recognition - Protection Category, On the CANSA Couch Podcasts, SunSmart
CANSA withdraws Smart Choice Seal from two sunscreens
CANSA announces that it is withdrawing its Smart Choice Seal from the Kool-a-Chem range of sunscreens currently carrying the CANSA trademark, as of November 2023. This is due to non-compliance and contravention of the license agreement, following random laboratory tests carried out by CANSA.
Read morePublished: 13 November 2023
Updated: 14 November 2023
Categories: CANSA Seal of Recognition - Protection Category, Media Releases & News, SunSmart
Comedy Central’s Novemballs Campaign: A Hilarious Mission to Protect Your Precious Jewels
Comedy Central, the brand that makes life funnier, is proud to announce the return of its award-winning cancer-awareness campaign, Novemballs! As a brand that always strives to tell the funny truths, Comedy Central is taking this opportunity to spotlight the importance of “taking care of your balls”. Comedy Central has teamed up with CANSA to bring you Novemballs, a testicular cancer awareness campaign to educate men about lowering their cancer risk…
Read morePublished: 7 November 2023
Updated: 8 December 2023
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, Advocacy, I have Cancer, Media Releases & News, Men's Health
Clearing the Air: CANSA Supports Smoke-Free Legislation
CANSA fully supports the Ministry of Health’s proposed Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill that may require all enclosed and some outdoor public areas to be 100% smoke-free. Currently, the Bill is in parliament and OPEN for public comments until 4 SEPTEMBER 2023. Show your support by helping to get the new proposed South African Tobacco Bill (2018) passed – submit online…
Read morePublished: 20 July 2023
Updated: 13 September 2023
Categories: Advocacy, Media Releases & News, No-Tobacco Campaign
Call for Public Comments: Tobacco Products & Electronic Delivery Systems Bill
The Portfolio Committee on Health is inviting the public and other relevant stakeholders to submit written comments and indicate interest in making oral submissions on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. Written submissions must be emailed or submitted ONLINE by the 4th SEPTEMBER 2023. The Bill is designed to protect the health of all South Africans. The Bill seeks to strengthen public health protection measures, align South African Tobacco Control law with the World Health Organisation Framework Convention and to repeal the current existing Tobacco Control Act (1993)…
Read morePublished: 17 July 2023
Updated: 4 August 2023
Categories: Advocacy, No-Tobacco Campaign
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
The True Cost of Tobacco
The theme for World No Tobacco Day for 2023 is “We Need Food Not Tobacco”. The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) wholeheartedly supports the World Health Organisation (WHO) campaign to create awareness around the negative consequences of tobacco farming and use of tobacco. Government and policy makers are encouraged to motivate the advantages of substitution of tobacco with nutritious and sustainable alternative crops, making resources available to local tobacco farmers who wish to switch crops.
Read morePublished: 1 June 2023
Updated: 4 July 2023
Categories: Advocacy, Media Releases & News, No-Tobacco Campaign
CANSA Service Spotlight – Lorraine Govender (National Manager: Health Promotion)
Lorraine Govender CANSA National Manager: Health Promotion shares what she loves about her job and her role in advocating for tobacco control in South Africa on behalf of CANSA…
Read morePublished: 30 May 2023
Updated: 4 July 2023
Categories: Advocacy, No-Tobacco Campaign, Work for CANSA
CANSA BMSF Multiple Myeloma Programme
What is Multiple Myeloma? Multiple Myeloma is a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell. Healthy plasma cells help fight infections by making antibodies that recognise and attack germs. Cancerous plasma cells accumulate in the bone marrow and crowd out healthy blood cells. Rather than produce helpful antibodies, […]
Read morePublished: 3 May 2023
Updated: 15 June 2023
Categories: A Loved One has Cancer, Advocacy, I have Cancer, Types of cancer
Towards Freedom from Tobacco and Nicotine – the Tobacco Control Bill
This Freedom Day advocates of tobacco control are highlighting the power of the law to protect our rights to freedom and health, while calling for the passing of new legislation to free South Africa from addiction and other harms associated with the use of tobacco and related products including e-cigarettes. “As we commemorate our first democratic elections, let’s celebrate the power of good governance and law to change lives for the better and protect our future. We believe in creating a tobacco-free and nicotine-free South Africa. The Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, currently in parliament, will help us do that,” says Dr Sharon Nyatsanza, Deputy Director of the National Council Against Smoking (NCAS). Show your support for a tobacco-free and nicotine-free South Africa this Freedom Day by visiting www.protectournext.co.za and pledging your support for the Bill. Let’s pass the Bill in 2023!
Read morePublished: 26 April 2023
Updated: 4 July 2023
Categories: Advocacy, CANSA on the Move for the Youth, Media Releases & News, Men's Health, No-Tobacco Campaign, Women's Health
CANSA Joins LocumBase at SAPHEX 2023 to Offer Free Screening to Medical Professionals
15 to 16 MARCH 2023: Medical professionals like the rest of the general population, need reminding that early detection saves lives. Many lead busy lifestyles and fall into the routine and rigmarole of taking care of others’ needs before their own. LocumBase in partnership with CANSA will give medical professionals the opportunity to get screened for breast cancer, access to the CANSA FotoFinder™ which will help screen skin risk factors as well as an opportunity to take a one-on-one lifestyle risk assessment, all facilitated by specialised registered nurses from CANSA. These services will be offered FREE of any charges at SAPHEX 2023, stand C27…
Read morePublished: 13 March 2023
Updated: 17 March 2023
Categories: Advocacy, CANSA Gauteng, Media Releases & News, Men's Health, Women's Health
Choose Your Cooking Oil Wisely
Article written by Megan Pentz-Kluyts, CANSA Nutrition and Dietetics consultant Walking down the supermarket aisle and seeing the rows of shelves packed with different kinds of cooking oils, can make for a daunting task in how to choose the oils that help better support you and your family’s health. Diet has become one of the […]
Read morePublished: 7 March 2023
Updated: 7 March 2023
Categories: Balanced Lifestyle, CANSA Seal of Recognition - Edible Consumer Goods Category
HPV Awareness Key In Lowering Cervical Cancer Risk
CANSA is proud to support the International Papillomavirus Society’s (IPVS) #OneLessWorry campaign this International Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Day, 4 March 2023, as part of its on-going efforts to raise awareness of certain HPV strains resulting in cervical cancer. The #OneLessWorry HPV campaign aims to increase public awareness and understanding of the HPV virus and to promote the importance of the lowering of risk through HPV vaccinations, regular screenings, namely Pap smears, and diagnosis and treatment of papillomavirus-related disease…
Read morePublished: 2 March 2023
Updated: 30 May 2023
Categories: Advocacy, Media Releases & News, Women's Health
CANSA Position Statements
CANSA’s Position Statements and Fact Sheets are provided for general information purposes only, and to state our stance on particular matters. We do not specialise in treatment of cancer. It is therefore important to discuss any questions which may arise with the appropriate specialists. A Position Statement is a document where CANSA states its position […]
Read morePublished: 28 February 2023
Updated: 4 March 2026
Categories: What CANSA Believes
CANSA Fact Sheets
CANSA’s Fact Sheets & Position Statements are provided for general information purposes only, and to state our stance on particular matters. We do not specialise in treatment of cancer. It is therefore important to discuss any questions which may arise with the appropriate specialists. CANSA Fact Sheets provide the latest information regarding types of cancer […]
Read morePublished: 28 February 2023
Updated: 7 April 2026
Categories: What CANSA Believes
