CANSA Mobile Health Clinic

CANSA’s Mobile

Health Clinics travel

to remote areas

throughout South

Africa to reach

people who would

otherwise not have

access to screening

Why screening is important

Early detection is important to help with more

effective treatment and to have a better chance of

recovering from cancer. Late diagnosis of cancer

can lead to a poor response to treatment and a

poor diagnosis. It’s also important to know what

screening options are available to you, especially if

you have a family history of cancer.

Cancer screening

• Clinical Breast Examinations

• Pap smears - screening test for

early diagnosis of cervical cancer

• FotoFinder screening - mole

mapping dermoscope devices for

detecting skin cancer

Cancer screening

• Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) tests – finger prick

blood test to help detect prostate abnormalities

• How to do testicular self-examinations to reduce

the risk of testicular cancer

• Colorectal cancer screening - testing for occult

(concealed) blood in stool

Health screening

• Healthy Lifestyle Risk

Assessment

• HIV rapid tests - finger

prick blood test

• Blood glucose tests for

diabetes

Nqobile Nkabinde (32) Care Worker from the Soshanguve

Community Clinic took part in a recent CANSA wellness and

screening day at the clinic and said, “As a field worker, I

get exposed to different things on a daily basis and I always

grab the opportunity of being screened every time CANSA

does wellness and screening at the clinics. I am deeply

touched by women I meet during my daily home visits,

since most of them discovered at a late stage that they

have cancer that could have been detected much sooner if

they had gone for screening. As part of my home visits, I

educate the women about the importance of early

detection of cancer.”

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