People Living with Cancer

Cancer Support Group at Panorama Medi Clinic, Cape Town

Panorama Medi Clinic’s monthly cancer support group meeting will be held on Tuesday, 6th April 2010, 17h30 at the hospital.  The monthly meetings are on the first Tuesday of every month.
All welcome.
For enquiries:  phone Eldré on 076 775 6099 or email:  eldre@plwc.org.za

Cancer Buddies Pretoria: Year Programme 2010

6/7 March : Buddies Training
3 April : Fellowship
1 May : Creative Art and Writing in Cancer
5 June [...]

WDGMC Cancer Support Group Monthly Meeting

A reminder to everyone that our next meeting will be on Saturday 13 March at our usual venue, 18 Eton Road, Parktown.
We are very pleased to announce that our speaker will be Dr Owen Nosworthy a Senior Specialist Physician and Medical Oncologist at the Johannesburg Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand.
Dr Nosworthy obtained his undergraduate [...]

Pretoria

Contact Person:  Wilma Lotter
Email: dr.gjl@absamail.co.za
Phone: 012 343 5263
Mobile: 082 573 7342

Nelspruit

Monthly Breast Cancer Support Group meetings focus on addressing the specific needs of breast cancer patients, their family, friends and caregivers.
Venue:
34 Loerie Street, West Acres X6, Nelspruit
Time:
15:00
Contact Mary on 082 495 0029 or 076 030 4227

Cape Town Southern Suburbs Claremont meeting date

There will be a People Living with Cancer support group meeting on Wednesday, 3 February 2010 from 6pm to 7.30pm at the Woman Space in Claremont (301 Library Square, Wilderness Road). Everyone is welcome to attend and attendance is free of charge.
For enquiries contact:
Eldré at info@plwc.org.za or
Colleen on 021 671 1738

Cape Town Southern Suburbs Group Meeting dates for 2010

People Living with Cancer
Suidelike Voorstede
Algemene Kanker Ondersteunings Groep

Is jy, ‘n vriend(in) of ‘n familie lid huidiglik besig om kanker behandeling te ontvang? Het jy enige vrae of bekommernisse? Het jy net nodig om met iemand te gesels wat al in dieselfde posisie as jy was? Of is jy ‘n kanker “survivor” en het ‘n behoefte [...]

Cancer Call Centre – 0861 ASK NOW

Cancer related question? Dial 0861-ASK-NOW
03.11.2009 Lungi Langa
Accessing useful and reliable information on their condition is often one of the biggest obstacles facing people diagnosed with a life threatening illness such as cancer. The launch of a cancer call centre in Gauteng province is aiming to offer the support, information, advice and advocacy that is often [...]

DGMC Cancer Support Group Meeting

Wits University
Donald Gordon Medical Centre
Cancer Support Group
to be held on the following dates:
2010
January 9
February 13
March 13
April 10
May 8
June 12
July 10
August 14
September 11
October 9
November 13
December 11
9h00 for 9h30
at 18 Eton Road, Parktown
(opposite WDGMC main entrance)
Enquiries:
Bernice Lass, WDGMC, (011) 356 6148
Chris Olivier, People Living with Cancer / CANSA
plwc@icon.co.za or 083 640 4949
Any Patients and caregivers are welcome

Medical Schemes Act

PRESCRIBED MINIMUM BENEFITS AND THE MEDICAL SCHEMES ACT.   Medical Schemes keep very quiet about the benefits  in regard to cancer. It is important to note in regard to various forms of cancer that compulsory cover only exists for “treatable” cancers – see the document and Annexure A for definitions, but nevertheless, there is some [...]

Meeting Dates Northern Suburbs – Prostate Cancer Support

Prostate Cancer Support Group:  Anyone with a diagnosis of prostate cancer or their caregivers are welcome to attend these meetings.
When: Meetings take place every month on the first Tuesday at 17:30
Where: Meetings are held at the Panorama Medi-Clinic in the seminar room on the second floor.
For more information: Contact Emerentia Esterhuyse on 021 930 4245 [...]