Cancer stigma is a great problem in South Africa, it touches all groups, ages and genders and impacts cancer patients daily.
With our current survey we aim to gain more information and insight into the role of cancer stigma in our communities.
Thursday, June 02, 2016
Do we really have a more formidable foe than cancer? By the end of this year, The National Cancer Institute estimates that nearly 1.7 million people in the United States will be newly diagnosed with cancer. They say that another 600,000 people will die from it in the US. Cancer comes in many forms and attacks many systems within the body, but in 2015 one of the most commonly diagnosed has been breast cancer. Nearly 300,000 people are expected to be diagnosed in the US by the end of this year, according toBreastcancer.org. In fact, one in eight women will develop breast cancer within her lifetime. Read more
Friday, May 06, 2016
If you are considering making a donation or pledging a sponsorship, the following information may help you to make a decision - Read more
Friday, April 01, 2016
Activists demand Roche drops cost of vital breast cancer medicine Read more
Tuesday, February 09, 2016
Last Thursday, on World Cancer Day, 4 February 2016, Linda Greeff, Director of PLWC, and a few of our Cancerbuddies were interviewed on SABC's afternoon show, Afternoon Express. Read more