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World Cancer Day, 4 February 2014: Expresso hosts, Graeme Richards and Elana Afrika, interview Marc Lottering, Shavathon Ambassador. The interview also features a clip with Globeflight (Shavathon couriers) and Mark Pilgrim, our other Shavathon champion. Both Marc and Mark have been touched by cancer. Marc lost his dad to cancer in 2005 and Mark is a […]

Thank you to all those who signed up as Corporate Activists or Individual Activists and created an online fundraising project page for Shavathon’s 10th Anniversary. 25 fundraising activists have managed to raise a total of R81 502 online!

Eileen Branfield’s Shared on January 25th, 2012 at 8:34 am: On December 13, 1997 I lost my mother to a 6 month batle with cervical cancer at the mere age of 15. I was greatly affected by this loss, as would any teenager at that age and couldn’t understand this silent killer called Cancer! I […]

I have been wanting to do it for a while and actually grew my hair so that I could donate it.  2 years ago when I went to the Shavathon they told me that my hair wasn’t long enough to donate so I waited a bit. I haven’t personally lost someone as a result of […]

My name is Johanna Francis. I am 50 years old and married and have three children, a daughter and two sons and a grandson.  I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in 1999.  I had a radical modified left mastectomy.  I was in remission for three years then had a local recurrence in 2003.  […]

I’m 37 years old and a mother of two – Gopal (6) and Anjani (2). I will shave my head in memory of the Late Sally Subbaye who gave me a wonderful sister Reshma and of course Vishal 🙂 In memory of the Late : Sally Subbaye Petra Grant – who gave me a wonderful […]

      “Being involved with CANSA Relay For Life nationally, has brought me in contact with so many amazing cancer survivors.  At the CANSA RFL Summit in 2011, I listened to our 4 International Hero’s of Hope sharing their stories, and also colleagues sharing their caretaker roles.                           So […]

Dear Friends & Colleagues, I have shaved my head twice before, in 2009 & 2010. I dedicated those shaves to people very close to me that lost their battle to cancer and my focus was not on Survivors. At CANSA we regard any person that ever hears the words “You have cancer” as a survivor, […]

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 […]

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