Ekurhuleni Cansa Clinic up and running
Bookings for the clinic at Cansa’s head office in Bedfordview are essential.
The Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa) offers a monthly clinic for those who wish to be screened.
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Bookings for the clinic at Cansa’s head office in Bedfordview are essential.
“Our nurses from Roodepoort come through and can help with many tests during the monthly screening clinics.
“Screenings are conducted by Cansa registered nurses at a minimal cost to those who need it most,” said Lucinda Cater, the Canca care centre coordinator in Bedfordview.
She added the minimal costs involved in the screenings also include laboratory fees.
“Results are in within a few days and we communicate to visitors either telephonically or electronically,” she said.
Lucinda added that referrals are done when there is something nurses are concerned about.
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The clinic services were launched last year and services patients from Edenvale, Bedfordview and neighbouring suburbs.
Cansa also offers many other services including physical visits by nurses and support groups for those going through a cancer diagnosis, treatment or recovery.
As an NGO, Cansa relies on fundraising.
“We need donations in various forms. At the moment we are looking for hospital beds that we could rent out to patients.
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“It’s heartbreaking when a family member calls us asking for a hospital bed and we have to turn them away because we have none we can send through,” Lucinda said.
To get in touch with Cansa Bedfordview or book for the clinic contact 011 616 7662.
Alternatively, the Cansa national toll-free help desk line can be reached on 0800 22 66 22, or email info@cansa.org.za
Cansa also offers multi-lingual support on WhatsApp 0721979305 for English and Afrikaans and 0718673530 for isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho and Siswati.
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