{"id":20208,"date":"2025-08-26T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=20208"},"modified":"2025-10-22T12:45:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:45:46","slug":"close-to-the-chest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/20208","title":{"rendered":"Close to the chest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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October marks\u202fWorld Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is a crucial time when communities worldwide unite to raise awareness about this devastating disease that affects millions of women globally. <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In South Africa, breast cancer represents the second most common cancer amongst women, with approximately one in 29 South African women developing the disease during their lifetime. According to the National Cancer Registry, breast cancer incidence rates in South Africa vary significantly across different population groups, with urban areas often showing higher rates than rural communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Early detection remains the cornerstone of successful treatment, yet many South African women face barriers in this regard, including limited access to healthcare facilities, cultural stigmas, and insufficient awareness about screening programmes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Join us for the 10th annual walkathon!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Eluthandweni Maternity Clinic, together with the AfroCentric Group, is thrilled to host the 10th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walkathon on Sunday, 19 October 2025. This marks a decade of walking hand-in-hand with the Kathorus community since our partnership began in 2015!<\/p>\n

Step out for a cause!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Venue:<\/strong> Eluthandweni Maternity Clinic, 1951 Extension & Ikhetini Street, Mailula Park, Vosloorus<\/p>\n

Time: 07:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 8 km<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s walkathon goes beyond breast cancer awareness. Together, we\u2019ll shine a light on prostate cancer and cervical health, encouraging screenings and life-saving conversations across our communities.<\/p>\n

Why join?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because every step makes a difference. Bring along your family, friends, and loved ones \u2013 let\u2019s walk united for health, hope, and awareness.<\/p>\n

Bonus!<\/strong> T-shirts and caps will be provided on arrival.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s make this 10th anniversary walkathon the biggest and most impactful one yet!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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October marks\u202fWorld Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is a crucial time when communities worldwide unite to raise awareness about this devastating disease that affects millions of women globally. In South Africa, breast cancer represents the second most common cancer amongst women, with approximately one in 29 South African women developing the disease during their lifetime. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":22284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[349],"tags":[346],"class_list":["post-20208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-wellness-afrocentric15","tag-afrocentric15"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20208"}],"version-history":[{"count":56,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22232,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20208\/revisions\/22232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}