Whether you have recently been diagnosed with cancer or whether you are a veteran who has undergone the rigours of treatment, or if you are now in remission, CANSA considers you a cancer Survivor.
We want you to know that you are not alone and that we would like to support you and your loved ones. As you face your cancer diagnosis, learn to live with and through this disease and even beyond it, we would like to inspire hope and courage in you and empower you with the information you need to take control of your life.
Let’s join forces to fight back against cancer!
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Helping You Deal with Your Cancer Diagnosis:
CancerCare Coping Kit
A cancer diagnosis is very stressful. You have so many questions and it may feel as if your world has turned upside down. Help is at hand with our CancerCare Coping Kit Audio-Programme. We developed this audio-programme along with fellow cancer Survivors to help empower you to deal with cancer, by providing knowledge and understanding. Through this audio-programme, we hope to equip you with practical tools for use in your daily life and to provide your family members & caregivers with information and knowledge, to make this journey easier.
You will learn more about the following:
- What is cancer, its treatment & side effects?
- Emotional reactions to a cancer diagnosis & the importance of communication
- Cancer & nutrition
- Celebrating life & living positively with cancer
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iSurvivor Programme
We’d like to introduce you to Aunt Sophia. She has a wealth of information & practical tips to share with you. Sign up for our iSurvivor email-based support programme and she’ll send you weekly emails to inspire & encourage you – no charge – she’s a cancer Survivor herself, so she knows what a rollercoaster ride this cancer journey can be!
Knowing the Enemy & Your Rights
- Empowering You with Knowledge re Cancer
- Survivorship & Cancer Fact Sheet
- Cancer & Mental Health Fact Sheet
- Position Statement Rights of Patients & Caregivers
Providing You with Care & Support
Read more about the holistic care & support we can offer you & your loved ones at our CANSA Care Centres, Clinics and CANSA Care Homes. This includes counselling; support groups; stoma & wound care; lymphoedema treatment; provision of prostheses, wigs & medical equipment.
You can also join our Facebook Group: Champions of Hope – CANSA Survivors where you can meet other cancer Survivors & caregivers – the members of this group will help support you & you in turn may inspire them!
Learn how to live a balanced lifestyle & be inspired by cancer Survivors
Helping You Celebrate Life Through & Beyond Cancer
- Keep Informed: follow CANSA on Twitter and Like our Facebook Page for info & inspiration – read ‘Life is Beautiful’, written with input from cancer Survivors, to help you live a balanced lifestyle.
- Be Inspired: read Stories of Hope shared by fellow cancer Survivors and be encouraged to keep on FIGHTING and to never lose HOPE!
- Share: your OWN Story of Hope so that you can make a positive impact on another cancer Survivor…
- Participate: take part in Relay For Life, Shavathon, Cuppa For CANSA, the Sanlam Cancer Challenge (Golf), CANSA Active or Movember – experience the camaraderie of these events and make your stand against cancer along with fellow cancer Survivors!
- Make a Positive Impact: become a CANSA Volunteer and share the wisdom you have gained.
Celebrating You – Our cancer Survivors
June marks International Cancer Survivors’ Day & CANSA would like to share the following message with our cancer Survivors:
“We are honoured to wish you a happy International Cancer Survivors’ Day. You show us that life after a cancer diagnosis can be meaningful, productive and even inspiring. This is something to celebrate! We also pay tribute to all our health care providers, caregivers and researchers who devote their efforts to increase the length and quality of the life of our cancer Survivors.” (Elize Joubert CANSA’s Acting CEO). Read more…