Cancer Association of South Africa
Cancer treatment: Long and expensive wait
Cancer patients’ constitutional right to access healthcare services is under threat, and cheaper generics are prevented from entering the market due to patent barriers, says non-profit organisations advocating for cancer patients’ rights and treatment. Patent barriers are the main reason…
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A breast-cancer survivor from a rural Limpopo village shares how understanding the disease helped her beat it. Breast cancer has now overtaken lung cancer as the world most-diagnosed cancer, but survival rates are low in low-income countries.
Read More » ‘I was so scared and thought that I was going to die’ – breast cancer survivor shares her story#WorldKidneyDay: What everyday habits can you change to lower your risk of kidney cancer?
This World Kidney Day, experts explain the links between a person's risk for kidney cancer and factors including "obesity, high blood pressure, workplace exposure to certain substances and smoking."
Read More » #WorldKidneyDay: What everyday habits can you change to lower your risk of kidney cancer?Limpopo nurse confident Covid-19 vaccine will protect her and her child cancer patients
This Limpopo cancer nurse got the Covid-19 vaccine this week. She believes the vaccine will not only protect her, but the children diagnosed with cancer who she takes care of.
Read More » Limpopo nurse confident Covid-19 vaccine will protect her and her child cancer patients‘I am and I will’—#WorldCancerDay campaign is a call to action during the pandemic
The theme for World Cancer Day on 4 February is "I am and I will"—encapsulating the spirit and strength of the cancer community in South Africa and around the world.
Read More » ‘I am and I will’—#WorldCancerDay campaign is a call to action during the pandemicRiding for a purpose: Bikers raise awareness about cancer
After members of his family battled cancer, biker Tiyani Hlabangwane launched a cross-province ride to raise awareness about the disease, and support others.
Read More » Riding for a purpose: Bikers raise awareness about cancerCovid-19 lockdown leaves cancer patients isolated and frustrated
Cansa launches telephonic counselling for patients left frustrated by the Covid-19 pandemic, affecting their treatment and support. Cancer patients are physically and emotionally vulnerable to effects of lockdown.
Read More » Covid-19 lockdown leaves cancer patients isolated and frustrated