In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Shoprite will be deploying CANSA Mobile Health Clinics to selected stores between 7 October and 6 November 2015.
Shoprite is committed to the wellbeing of the communities where it does business. The supermarket group contributes in a number of ways, but projects that positively impact women and children are always a priority.
The CANSA Mobile Health Clinics are equipped to offer a variety of services free-of-charge to both men and women, including:
- Clinical breast examinations and how to do self-breast examinations
- How to do testicular self-examinations
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA): a finger-prick blood test to help detect prostate abnormalities
- Pap smears: screening test for early diagnosis of cervical cancer
- Lifestyle risk assessments to assess your cancer risk
- Blood pressure and glucose testing
- Height and weight measurement for Body Mass Index to advise on maintaining a healthy weight
- Information on the cancer warning signs for adults and children
Early detection is vital in order to have a better chance of recovery. “Ignorance and late diagnosis of cancer can lead to a poor diagnosis and/or response to treatment. It’s also important to know what screening options are available to you, especially if you have a family history of cancer,” explains CANSA’s CEO, Elize Joubert.
The schedule for the CANSA Mobile Health Clinics is as follows:
Division | Store | Date | Time |
Free State | Shoprite Heidedal | 07-Oct | 08:30 – 16:00 |
Shoprite Welkom | 08-Oct | 08:30 – 16:00 | |
Western Cape | Shoprite Eerste River | 24-Oct | 09:00 – 12:00 |
Shoprite Parow Park | 24-Oct | 13:00 – 15:00 | |
Eastern Cape | Shoprite Bethelsdorp | 06-Nov | 08:30 – 14:00 |
Checkers York Street | 21-Oct | 08:30 – 14:00 | |
Northern Division | Shoprite Jane Furse | 14-Oct | 08:00 – 16:30 |
Shoprite Burgersfort | 16-Oct | 08:00 – 16:30 |