The Pretoria Moot police and local CPF on Thursday visited the Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa) centre in Riviera in the Moot to show their support to people living with cancer and their caregivers.
“October is the month when people from all over the world show their support for everyone affected by breast cancer,” Moot police spokesperson Captain Anton Breedt said.
Captain Breedt said although the patients were preparing for their visit to the oncology department at the Steve Biko academic hospital, some words of encouragement were given to everyone fighting cancer.
“Although one of our duties as the police is to fight crime we are part of the community and, therefore, saw it fit to join millions of people around the world to support those affected by breast cancer.”
He said the police took part in the important event because they care for the community.
The police would like to see community members not only safe from crime but healthy as well, he said.
“I encourage women to check for breast cancer during October.”
He said discovering breast cancer early was important in that it made treatment easier while the late the detection the worse the prognosis.
“Late discovery of breast cancer can lead to a loss of life – something bad for any family.”
He said the only way to prevent the unfortunate is to speak to the health professionals or your doctor and be screened.
“I encourage all women who have not done breast cancer screening to ensure that they do it before the end of this month October.”
The CPF donated R5 000 to the Tipuana centre, which provides accommodation to cancer patients, and the Cansa centre’s fund-raising division.
“This donation was aimed at assisting some projects that the centre is doing for the cancer patients and also support valuable research related to cancer,” said Moot CPF chairperson, Elsabe van Staden.
Van Staden is also a breast cancer survivor and encourages women to go for breast cancer screening every year.
“Van Staden is so passionate about seeing women taking the issue of breast cancer seriously and conquer the illness,” Captain Breedt concluded.
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