Cancer patients in the Erongo Region will no longer have to travel to Windhoek for chemotherapy following the opening of the Walvis Bay Oncology Centre at the state hospital.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), Rolf Hansen, says cervical cancer remains a huge challenge in Africa, and Namibia is no exception.

The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN),  in a report, reveals an alarming annual rise in new cancer diagnoses.

According to CAN's cancer registrar and patient support officer, Tareeku Tjiriange, nearly 3,500 cases are recorded annually in Namibia.

The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) says Namibia needs to step up the fight against cancer over the next 10 years to prevent the country's health system from being crippled.

CAN Chief Executive Officer Rolf Hansen says there is an urgent need to close the gaps in the fight against cancer.

The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN) will provide cancer treatment services over weekends at House Acacia, the interim home for cancer patients, as of February 1, 2024.

The service is for cancer patients who live outside Windhoek but receive treatment in the capital.

The Cancer Association of Namibia (CAN), in collaboration with the South African Bone Marrow Registry, has urged Namibians who are between the ages of 16 and 45 to donate bone marrow stem cells to save lives.

The call was made during the National Awareness Week campaign in Windhoek.

Cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide and will claim ten million lives in 2020.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Cancer Association of Namibia, Rolf Hansen, emphasised early detection and prevention as key methods to fight the disease.

The Cancer Association of Namibia's Chief Executive Officer Rolf Hansen has encouraged members of the public to not look at cancer as a vulnerability or a death sentence.

False beliefs and misinformation around the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination are hampering progress in conquering cervical cancer.

Bank Windhoek, through its Apple Project, has donated N$2 million to the Cancer Association of Namibia.

The project has to date raised N$33.9 million in support of cancer patients since its inception.