Wadiah Salie, breast cancer survivor of 3 years, shares her story about the day she met Aneeqah Barends and Freshlyground.   “Just thought I’d share with you. I have days when I feel so strong and truly believe that cancer will not conquer me and then other days where I don’t want to get out of [...]

Read the Email Newsletters that are being sent out regularly for Shavathon 2012, click here to subscribe: 17 February: Companies & Organisations – Register Today! All workplaces: if you haven’t yet registered your company or organisation do so today and order supplies to host your own Shavathon event during the 1st and 2nd of March. Help support [...]

For almost nine months, Millicent Mulelu, a Sales Manager in Shell Aviation, had been in and out of hospital with constant abdominal pains accompanied by chronic diarrhoea. Doctors were baffled by the cause of her illness. Photo right: Millicent signs the World Cancer Declaration. Out of desperation she went for a second opinion in September [...]

My story is similar to a lot of people out there, who may have been diagnosed with any type of ailment, it is a story of how many of us take for granted the warning signs that our bodies tell us. Had I heeded the warnings at an earlier stage I would have discovered my [...]

Last year I shaved my hair off at the Shavathon held in Pavillion Shopping Centre, Durban. See my photo’s from before, during and after. It is one of my proudest moments and it is truly a liberating and personally explorative experience, as well as a rewarding and life-affirming action.              [...]

My husband passed away on the 29th December 2010 with testicular cancer. I have cut my ponytail and donated it to CANSA. This is in memory of my 32 year old husband and every time my hair is in a ponytail long enough to donate, I will be donating my hair to CANSA. My husband, [...]

My name is Wynand van der Westhuizen. I was diagnosed with T-cell Lymphoma at the age of 9 on New Year’s Eve, 2000. The cancer had spread throughout my body and bone marrow and I had to receive very intensive chemotherapy. I had a few courses that made me lose my hair three times. My [...]

Hierdie dogtertjie Christel Theron van Merweville het haar lang poniestert afgesny om te skenk aan KANSA vir die maak van pruike. Sy het ‘n program  gesien van kinders wie se hare hare uitgeval het agv kankerbehandeling en summier besluit dat sy ook ‘n bydrae wil maak. Sy spoor nou ook haar maatjies aan om dieselfde [...]

Popular actress Lillian Dube, who underwent surgery for breast cancer in 2008, has used her experience to spread awareness about the disease.  The bubbly and outspoken actress is renowned for her role as the matriarch and matron Sister Bettina of the health communications drama Soul City. Lillian, who also starred in Muvhango, underwent surgery and [...]

The 53cm plait that Tania cut for CANSA on 30 December 2008. I Tania Dryden would like to donate my hair (plait) to CANSA. I had my hair cut on 30 December 2008 for the first time in 32 years. My last short hair cut was when I was six years old and thereafter I [...]