“Cancer is not a death sentence, but rather it is a life sentence; it pushes one to live.” - Marcia Smith

1. At our CANSA Care Centres, we provide holistic care and supportto cancer survivors from the timeof diagnosis through all phases of need, including survivorship

2. “Cancer is not a death sentence, but rather it is a life sentence; it pushes one to live.”- Marcia Smith

3. CANSA provides guidance and advice to cancer survivors and their families to improve their quality of life in all phases of treatmentand after Specialist care offered at our CANSA Care Centres involves treatment of complications resulting from cancer treatment - specifically lymphoedema, stoma and treatment of acute and chronic hard-to-heal wounds.

4. Acute and Chronic Wound Care The body heals wounds through a natural process. At times, however, some wounds - big and small - don’t heal the way they should. Our certified wound care therapists offer advice and basic wound care.

5. Stoma Care We offer pre- and post-operative counselling, actual siting of the stoma and intra-operative care. Incontinence advice and coping skills are given to patients and families.

6. Lymphoedema Treatment Our specially-trained lymphoedema therapists offer Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT) to manage the symptoms of patients affected by lymphoedema. CDT treatment includes manual lymph drainage, compression bandaging, special exercise, as well as skin and nail care.

7. In the past year, CANSA... Provided specialist care to more than600 stoma patients and to about 40 lymphoedema patients every month

8. For each person diagnosed, cancer is a unique experience. No two people will travel the same journey during and after cancer treatment. How people cope when diagnosed, during or after treatment (or even when in remission), is different for each individual. One common thread in all people with cancer is the need for a good support system.

9. CancerCare Coping Kit Your donation of R250 could help us get CancerCare Coping Kits to cancer survivors countrywide... We know how scary and stressful a cancer diagnosis can be. That’s why our CancerCare Coping Kit (2 audio CDs) is great for anyone recently diagnosed with cancer because it provides information and practical tools and tips to promote physical, emotional and mental well-being before and during treatment - in short, helping you and your loved ones cope with cancer. Our revised kits contains tips and advice from cancer survivors who know just how difficult it really is to cope with cancer.

10. Support Groups Our active support groups connect patients, long-term survivors and their loved ones with others who have 'been there' for insight, emotional support & understanding, hope and inspiration, and bereavement support when needed.

11. Support Groups Our support groups include: ’Hoping is Coping’ ‘Sharing and Caring’ groups Cancer specific groups Day Care groups Tough Living with Cancer (TLC) groups(support to children with cancer and families affected by cancer)

12. There are many times when the pressures of dealing with cancer can become a heavy emotional and mental burden. Cancer can affect us beyond just the physical effects of a tumour. Whether you are a newly diagnosed person with cancer, a person who has had cancer before, or the carer or family of someone with cancer, you might experience some form of emotional stress as part of the natural human response.

13. Individual Counselling Your donation ofR100 could help us train volunteers to provide one-to-one support to cancer survivors Individual counselling is a very effective way to unload some of that stress in a safe and supportive environment where our experienced counsellors can help you enormously in dealing with your feelings, aspirations and fears. Counselling is available for those with cancer, as well as their loved ones.

14. In the past year, CANSA... Supported 14 000 individual cancer patients through our 159 support groups and our 2800 trained caregivers Visited and supported an average of 3 500 patients per month in oncology clinics while undergoing cancer treatment Supported people affected by cancer by providing individual counselling to 20 000 people, and made medical loan equipment available to 3 400 people

15. CANSA Care Lodges We provide home-from-home accommodation to patients undergoing cancer treatment at oncology clinics far from home. Guests at our many CANSA Care Lodges around the country stay for an average of six weeks, and receive meals and transport to and from treatment centres.

16. CANSA Care Lodges Our pilot Care Lodge for parents whose children are undergoing treatment, the CANSA TLC Nicus Lodge at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, has shown such a huge demand for parental accommodation for the duration of their children’s cancer treatment that we are now working very hard at launching similar lodges close to paediatric oncology centres in other cities as well.

17. CANSA Care Lodges Very ill cancer (and other) patients receive excellent nursing care at our 10-bed hospitium – the Theunis Fichardt Hospitium in Polokwane.

18. In the past year, CANSA... Welcomed 2 400 individual patients to our 13 CANSA Care Lodges, where they were served 126 000 meals during their combined 42 000 night-stay. Your donation of R500 Could help us provide lodging to cancer survivors undergoing treatment far from home...

19. The very high cost of treatment is a reality for anyone who has heard the words, “You have cancer”. A cancer diagnosis places huge financial demands on people when they can least afford it. In fact, the American Cancer Society estimates that 67% of total cancer costs are non-medical.

20. CancerSureTM Introducing CancerSureTM - a unique, affordable insurance policy that pays out a cash lump sum of up to R100,000 in the event of a cancer diagnosis. CancerSureTM (the first of its kind in South Africa) is a comprehensive cancer insurance policy that is available to all adults, including those previously diagnosed with cancer*. CancerSureTM offers affordable cover against most cancers. It also includes an additional death benefit. More details following soon *Terms and conditions apply.

21. We fight cancer by making people aware of the importance of the early detection of cancer to enable more effective treatment and a better chance of recovery.

22. Community-based cancer control programmes Communities far from CANSA Care Centres will continue to benefit from our existing community-based cancer control programmes.

23. Community-based cancer control programmes This includes: Regular cancer screening clinics, reaching as many people as possible and assisting to refer those diagnosed with cancer and who need treatment.

24. Community-based cancer control programmes Your donation ofR4 600 could help keep our Mobile Clinics going for a day Eight mobile clinics travelling to remote areas throughout South Africa to reach people who would otherwise not have access to screening.

25. Community-based cancer control programmes • ‘Spot-the-spot’ skin clinics held between November and February • Prostrate and cervical cancer screening • Breast examinations

26. In the past year, CANSA... Conducted cancer screening: 10 400 Pap smears and facilitated an additional 4 033 in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) for cervical cancer 15 400 Breast examinations to detect breast lumps and facilitated an additional 1 750 in partnership with DOH 5 600 PSA tests to detect prostate cancer 700 skin examinations and 315 FotoFinder examinations to check for skin cancers Abnormalities were detected in approximately 7% of these cases

27. Community-based cancer control programmes Your donation of R200 could help us print 500 awareness pamphlets • Active participation in Wellness days • Awareness campaigns throughout the year which include • Men's Health • Women's Health • Child and Youth • Environment (including SunSmart) • Anti-Tobacco • Balanced Lifestyle

28. In the past year, CANSA... Distributed 700 000 information pamphlets and 15 000 posters in four languages to promote our awareness campaigns

29. Dedicated CANSA Call Centre Friendly and informed staff at our toll-free call centre provide compassionate customer service, awareness materials, information and referrals for anything related to cancer support and care. We are here to answer your questions or concerns. Get in touch with us.Call us toll-free on 0800 22 66 22, email info@cansa.org.za or visit us at www.cansa.org.za

30. In the past year, the CANSA Call Centre... Your donation of R150 could help man the CANSA Call Centre for 30 minutes Responded to questions and requests from 21 000 people 13 000 people preferred to call us, while 8 000 people emailed us

31. CANSA – an award winning NPO Our awards include: The 2009 World No Tobacco Day Achievement Award - by the World Health Organization (WHO) in recognition of CANSA's accomplishments in the fight against tobacco use in South Africa LEARN from yesterday LEAD today HOPE for tomorrow

32. CANSA – an award winning NPO Our awards include: The 2010 South African NGO Web Award by South African NGO Network (SANGONeT) LEARN from yesterday LEAD today HOPE for tomorrow

33. CANSA – an award winning NPO LEARN from yesterday LEAD today HOPE for tomorrow

34. Trust Barometer CANSA was rated as one of South Africa's most trusted and admired NGOs operating in the country. This is according to the 2010 and 2011 Ask Africa Trust Barometer results – an annual survey reporting on corporate trust and reputation in the South African market, based on peer review.

35. “If there's a thing I've learned in my life it's to not be afraid of the responsibility that comes with caring for other people. What we do for love: those things endure. Even if the people you do them for, don't.”  Cassandra Clare

36. LEARN from yesterday LEAD today HOPE for tomorrow

37. Eight decades ago a new organisation was born... Today - 80 years and many steps later - we celebrate our vibrant past and position ourselves for the next exciting steps on our journey to a cancer-smart world. CANSA is a big family of caring volunteers and staff who are united in the fight against cancer. We've been caring for, and changing lives, of countless people for 80 years. LEARN from yesterday LEAD today HOPE for tomorrow

38. Eighty years is a significant milestone for any organisation, but it is particularly significant for a non-profit company. CANSA's rise from its humble beginnings during the Great Depression to being an internationally respected organisation can be attributed not only to donors who have believed in our cause, but especially to the loyal staff and volunteers who have made CANSA their second family and who have put their hearts and souls into its success. LEARN from yesterday LEAD today HOPE for tomorrow

39. Sadly we all know someone who has, or has had, cancer. Many of us have a personal cancer story we can share – about our family, friends or co-workers. At the Cancer Association, we realise two things: • Providing hope and dignity are two of the most important factors in the fight against cancer • Embracing change without fear is the key to growth and success LEARN from yesterday LEAD today HOPE for tomorrow

40. LEARN from yesterday LEAD today HOPE for tomorrow These two core beliefs have fuelled CANSA's growth from its inception in 1931 when it was started by a group of medical professionals who were concerned about the high incidence of cancer, to being the leading cancer control organisation in Southern Africa today.

41. 1930s In September 1931, 75 delegates representing 24 bodies as well as four individuals concerned about the suffering caused by cancer, convened the first National Cancer Conference. It was decided to establish a National Cancer Association and investigate the possibility of establishing a cancer register as well as special cancer centres or clinics in large hospitals throughout the country where the causes, optimal treatment of cancer and better diagnostic methods could be investigated. LEARN from yesterday LEAD today HOPE for tomorrow

42. 1930s LEARN from yesterday LEAD today HOPE for tomorrow As a result, the Memorandum of Articles of Association of the National Cancer Association was registered in terms of the Companies Act on 29 January 1932. As CANSA celebrates its 80th anniversary, the focus of the organisation remains on the prevention of cancer and patient support

43. 1930s Owing to the Great Depression and World War II – the first two decades of the existence of the Cancer Association were challenging and its activities severely limited

44. Since the 1930s, there have been many advances in science, medicine, politics and the way we perceive the world...

45. 1930s • The planet Pluto was discovered in 1930 • In 1931 there was the  first clinical use of Penicillin • Air Conditioning was invented • Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic • The Loch Ness Monster was first spotted • The saga of Bonnie and Clyde unfolded • The Parker Brothers started selling the game "Monopoly” • The helicopter was invented

46. 1940s • Apartheid was born • Ballpoint pens went on sale • The microwave oven was invented • The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki • Bikinis were introduced • Polaroid cameras were invented • Gandhi was assassinated • China became a communist nation • George Orwell published the novel ’Nineteen Eighty-Four’ (1984)

47. 1950s LEARN from yesterday LEAD today HOPE for tomorrow A National Cancer Congress was convened by the then Minister of Health, Dr. Karl Bremer, and the Cancer Association introduced educational programmes to inform the public about the importance of early detection of cancer and healthy living. Clinical facilities for early detection of uterine cancer were established and a Durban-based laboratory did approximately 70 000 Pap smears annually.

48. 1950s • South Africans were forced to carry ID cards identifying race • The very first Peanuts comic strip, written by Charles M. Schulz, first appeared • Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the 1st people to summit Mt. Everest • Laika the dog became the very first living creature to enter orbit • Princess Elizabeth (25) became queen of England after her father, King George VI, died. He had suffered from lung cancer. • The polio vaccine was created • DNA was discovered • Britain sponsored an expedition to search for the abominable snowman

49. 1960s LEARN from yesterday LEAD today HOPE for tomorrow The first Interim Home (namely 'Tipuana') was pioneered for cancer patients in Pretoria, followed by other Interim Homes in Bloemfontein, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Johannesburg.

50. 1960s • Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison • South African surgeon Dr Christ Barnard conducted the world’s first heart transplant on 53-year-old Lewis Washkansky • Lasers were invented • The Berlin Wall was erected • Neil Armstrong became the very first man to walk on the moon • Andy Warhol exhibited his Campbell's Soup Can • The Twist, a dance done by swivelling the hips, became a worldwide dance craze