79 articles tagged "cancer-society"
A $5090 cheque has been handed over to the Fiji Cancer Society by Telecom Fiji Limited to assist the organisation in their awareness programs and buying medicine for those who cannot afford. Speaking during their P
The Fiji Cancer Society, WOWS Kids Fiji and the CWM’s Oncology Unit received a donation of $5,000 each today from Vodafone Fiji to continue the work they do to support cancer patients. During the outbreak of COVI
Leadership Fiji Alumni and National Fire Authority Procurement Officer, Ropate Pareti will be climbing Mount Korobaba this Saturday to raise money for the Fiji Cancer Society and raise awareness on Pinktober and Movemb
Breast cancer survivor, Aqela Tuiwainunu says it is our choice as to how we live our lives but we also have to choose to pause and examine ourselves because early detection saves lives. Tuiwainunu, a Year 13 tea
Digicel Fiji has donated $5,000 to the Fiji Cancer Society today to mark Pinktober. Cancer is the third most common cause of death in Fiji for men due to liver, prostate, lung, stomach and colon cancer while cervic
The Fiji Cancer Society and the Sai Prema Foundation have signed an agreement where the Society will leverage on the various community service projects and initiatives by Sai Prema Foundation. This includes condu
The Fiji Cancer Society says they are continuing to support cancer patients with care packages which includes basic food items and other necessities as more families are losing income. CEO, Belinda Chan says they s
The Fiji Cancer Society is paying for the allowances of doctors and nurses who are doing cancer surgeries at the CWM Hospital on Saturdays in an effort to assist the Hospital in clearing surgical backlogs. Permanen
24 breast cancer patients have registered with the Fiji Cancer Society so far this year while 733 patients have registered from 2018 till date. This has been highlighted by the Society's President Makarava Wilson d
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has urged men to be more upfront about their health. While speaking during Prostate Cancer Awareness at the CWM Hospital, Sayed-Khaiyum says a lot of men get embarrassed about t
Fiji Airways has handed a cheque for just over $17,000 to the Fiji Cancer Society. A Fiji Airways Spokesperson says the donation was from the proceeds of the FJ 50 Special Flight operated by the airline on 10th Oct
From January 2019 to August 2020, there were 187 breast cancer cases recorded in Fiji. This is according to data collated by the Surgical and Pathology Departments at CWM Hospital. /+ARTICLE-264029+ARTICLE/ /+
Cancer survivor, Kelera Naborisi is calling on all Fijian women, who may be going through early stages of cancer to come forward and seek assistance and medical advice early. Naborisi, who is a lecturer at the Fiji
A breast cancer survivor, Vosita Katonivere Taleniwesi is urging men to support the women in their families who have been diagnosed with breast cancer as women tend to downplay their condition. Speaking at Fiji Po
The Tappoo Group, in collaboration with international suppliers Panamex Group has today donated 100 cartons of PURE DAYS pull-up diapers to the Fiji Cancer Society in response to an urgent public appeal for help by the
The Fiji Cancer Society has registered 9 cases of cervical cancer this year compared to 17 cases diagnosed for the same period last year. Of the 583 cancer patients the Society looks after, 42 have been diagnosed w
The Fiji Cancer Society is requesting urgent assistance for adult pull-up diapers adding they have recently had to turn away needy cancer patients as they are currently unable to afford them. Pull-up diapers have t
The Fiji Cancer Society is calling on people to come forward and help as they are receiving more requests for blankets from cancer patients, and they barely have enough to distribute in the Central Division alone.
To help cancer patients keep warm during this cold weather, the Fiji Cancer Society is currently holding a blanket drive. The Society says 170 people have been diagnosed with cancer so far this year while there wer
