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Screening & Cancer Control
CANSA Screening at SPAR Pharmacies
We are excited to launch our new partnership with Pharmacy at SPAR. Pharmacy at SPAR and CANSA are able to offer cancer screenings at 32 Pharmacy at SPAR branches nationwide. Screening offered includes Pap smears to detect cervical cancer, and […]
Posted on 5 Nov 2019

National CANSA Clinical Breast Examination Screening Outreach – October 2019
CANSA is celebrating Women’s Health awareness in October and we would like to make a difference by offering a women around South Africa, free Clinical Breast Examinations from 25th to 31st October 2019 at most CANSA Care Centres. Book your appointment for screening now…
Posted on 24 Oct 2019
Video: Prostaatkanker Oorwinnaar Jereme Prins Moedig Mans Aan om Ondersteuning te Soek
Engelse Onderhoud Navrae KANSA Lees meer oor mansgesondheid…
Posted on 23 Oct 2019
Video: Jereme Prins Prostate Cancer Survivor Encourages Getting Screened & Supported Early
View in Afrikaans Queries CANSA Find more information regarding men’s health…
Posted on 23 Oct 2019

CANSA and ILoveBoobies Make Screening Accessible on Mandela Day
Staff and volunteers from CANSA in Boland and Worcester are excited to partner with ‘ILoveBoobies’ on Mandela Day to bring health and cancer screening to female farm labourers who otherwise would not have easy access to these services. On 18 July, CANSA and the ILoveBoobies team will be visiting the farm Dankbaar outside Ceres to screen 67 women. Screening will also be done at Lebombo, a farm in Wellington, where close to 100 ladies will be screened with the aid of CANSA nurses.
Posted on 12 Jul 2019

Video: Do your monthly Breast Self-Examination to beat Breast Cancer – CANSA
CANSA urges women to get to know what is normal for their bodies, so that when they do a monthly breast self-examination (BSE), they may detect any changes, signs and symptoms of breast cancer. Get to know the warning signs and symptoms. Watch this educational video that shows women how to perform a BSE. Please share far and wide – it can save a life!
Posted on 19 Mar 2019
Do a Monthly “Spot the Spot” Skin Check
Afrikaanse weergawe… Always seek medical advice as soon as possible when concerned about a particular spot on your skin. Check your skin carefully every month and ask a family member or friend to examine your back and the top of […]
Posted on 3 Dec 2018

CANSA Assisting in KZN Cervical Cancer Screening Programmes
CANSA is assisting in KZN cervical cancer screening programmes through a Pap smear drive on 21 April as well as a partnership with KZN Department of Health, mobilising our mobile health units in areas that have the lowest uptake of Pap smears.
Posted on 5 Apr 2018

CANSA Partnering in KZN “Umdlavusa Pap Smear Drive” taking place in April 2018
UKZN and KZN-DOH have partnered with CANSA to promote awareness of cervical cancer and how to prevent it, as well as to increase screening coverage throughout the province in the month of April. This will culminate in a dedicated screening days on the 20th and 21st April 2018….
Posted on 12 Mar 2018
SlideShow: Childhood Cancer Awareness
Afrikaans PPT: Childhood Cancer Awareness | Symptoms | Myths | CANSA TLC Support Read more…
Posted on 19 Sep 2017

CANSA and ‘Iloveboobies’ Work Together
When a passion for extreme mountain biking, emotions for a loved one lost and the will to make a difference collide, it reaches epic proportions in communities. CANSA and Iloveboobies are taking hands and taking cancer screening to the communities.
Posted on 30 Jul 2017

Video: CANSA Melamoma Awareness
CANSA wants to raise awareness of skin cancer and the importance of being SunSmart to reduce cancer risk. We recently got motorists attention with our “Car Melanoma Campaign”…
Posted on 28 Apr 2017

Video – CANSA Testi-monials: Back to Normal after Testicular Cancer
If testicular cancer is detected early, life returns to normal – CHECK YOURSELF! Find out more about reducing your risk for testicular cancer….
Posted on 21 Apr 2017

CANSA Mobile Health Clinics & MANVan
CANSA has nine Mobile Health Clinics travelling to remote areas throughout South Africa to reach women and men who would otherwise not have access to cancer screening, and a CANSA Hollard MANVan…
Posted on 26 Sep 2016
Know What’s Normal For Your Body & Recognise Cancer Symptoms
There are five main gynaecological cancers — cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal and vulvar — and screening is recommended only for cervical cancer. Therefore, early detection may depend on women recognizing the symptoms and making a doctor’s appointment. “Many symptoms of […]
Posted on 19 Oct 2015
CANSA & WAND – Creating Awareness Among Disabled Women to Reduce Cancer Risk
Many disabled women are also diagnosed with cancer. There is a big risk of late diagnosis of Breast Cancer among disabled women, as this group of women is not always targeted during information sharing campaigns, as the focus remains on […]
Posted on 7 Oct 2014
Posted on 19 Aug 2014
Video: Real Men Know How Things Work
Don’t Avoid Prostate Cancer Screening Men over the age of 40 need to go for simple screening tests each year to check if they might have prostate cancer, which is the most common cancer among men in South Africa and […]
Posted on 7 Nov 2013
Video: Prostate Cancer Screening
Prostate Cancer Screening Vital Men over the age of 40 need to go for simple screening tests each year to check if they might have prostate cancer, which is the most common cancer among men in South Africa and globally […]
Posted on 6 Nov 2013
Video: Get Screened by CANSA Today
Imagine a world without cancer. CANSA is striving to create such a world through early detection, Mobile Health Units and screening. The main focus of CANSA’s Care Centres and Care Clinics is to provide comprehensive care and support to cancer […]
Posted on 25 Oct 2012