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Celebrating the opening of the CANSA Kimberley Care Clinic
The CANSA Kimberley Care Clinic officially opened its doors recently to provide holistic care and support to cancer patients and their families. This milestone was celebrated at the Horseshoe Motel...
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City Lodge’s Generous Donation to CANSA
City Lodge decided that CANSA was one of the worthy causes it would support. A very generous donation of R167 000 was handed over to CANSA’s CEO, Sue Janse van Rensburg and Munnik Marais, Head of...
View ArticleWrite on our Wall – May 2013
CANSA would like to know what your concerns and point of view are. Do you have something you would like to share? Do so in the comment box below. Please note that these comments will be public, should...
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SA Beauties join fight against cancer
Mrs SA Fikile Mekgoe with CANSA Head of Business Development Munnik Marais 3 May 2013 – In May, during this year’s journey to find the new Mrs South Africa for 2013, the 50 semi-finalists will be...
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Advertisement: CANSA Care Clinic Manager, Pretoria
Role Description: Manage and oversee all the TCC services and programmes and all resources to render comprehensive, prevention, early detection, care and support programmes at CCC to individual...
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Advertisement: Community Mobiliser, Polokwane
Role Description: To mobilize and develop communities that will enable to delivery of CANSA’s health programmes and actively initiate income generating activities to ensure sustainability....
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CANSA Kimberley says thank you to the community for Relay for Life held in...
CANSA Kimberley held its annual Relay for Life on 16-17 March 2013. Due to the continued enthusiastic support of the community, sponsors, partners and volunteers it was once again a huge success. To...
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CANSA Responds: Angelina Jolie – Double Mastectomy
Angelina Jolie (actress and director) – excerpt New York Times, 14th May 2013: “My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her...
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Chris Breaks World Record for CANSA
CANSA Active and Chris Batt (almost 60 years old) took on a world record on 7 May 2012 at the Caldwell centre in Midrand. Chris flipped a 100kg tractor tyre more than 1 060 times in two hours, 39...
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You Can Be a Warrior for CANSA Too!
Over 6 000 people took part in the 3rd Warrior Race of the series which took place on 11th and 12th May 2013. All races have solo and team entries and winners progress to the finals which will be held...
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CANSA Sponsors 9th International Aortic Conference
The conference will take place in Durban, South Africa from 21-24 November 2013 at the International Convention Centre, Durban. You’re Invited: It gives us great pleasure to invite you to AORTIC’s 9th...
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Olyfberg Extra Virgin Olive Oil Supports CANSA
Olyfberg Extra Virgin Olive Oil and CANSA have joined hands in the fight against cancer. To help in the fight against cancer and to promote good health in a broader sense, Olyfberg will donate R2 to...
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Busting the Hubbly Bubbly Myth
16 April 2013 – “We watch with growing alarm as water pipes, also known as hookahs or hubbly bubblies, become increasingly popular among smokers and non-smokers alike, particularly among young people,”...
View ArticleVideo: E.tv insert – CANSA and Cervical cancer vaccines
Cervical cancer vaccine welcomed 19 May 2013 – Government’s decision to vaccinate schoolgirls against cervical cancer has been welcomed. The Cancer Association of South Africa is happy that the Health...
View ArticleSeriously FUN! CANSA TLC ‘Flashmob’ on Monday 17 June 2013 at 12pm
CANSA TLC (Tough Living with Cancer) offers support to children affected by cancer. In conjunction with La Volta Dance Club, we are putting together an fun awareness campaign for children battling with...
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UCT Students help CANSA with Hookah Research
Hubbly Bubbly Not So Lovely Poster by UCT medical students 4th year UCT medical students, recently did a research project on hookah smoking. The 1st part of the research focussed on investigating what...
View ArticleLet’s Close the TAPS – Tobacco Advertising, Promotion & Sponsorships
Every year, on 31st May, the WHO and partners, like CANSA, mark World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco...
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Will My Body Recover After I Quit Smoking?
Non-smokers lungs vs Smokers lungs Benefits when you quit smoking: 20 minutes after quitting heart rate and blood pressure drops 12 hours after quitting the carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to...
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Cadaver’s Black Lungs Help Smokers Quit
Non-smokers lungs vs Smokers lungs Body Worlds & The Cycle of Life, the first anatomical exhibition of its kind to display real human remains, is unwittingly helping visitors kick the habit. This...
View ArticleSmoking Damages You Inside Out
Would you still be smoking if it did to your outside, what it does to your inside? Source: National Council Against Smoking: Inside Out VUKA 2003 Read “Cadavers Black Lungs Help Smokers Quit”… Queries...
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