Congratulations to the winners of the #MISA & #Volvo Lucky Draws at the #Cansa Shavathon in Bloemfontein in the Free State. October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #MISAONTHEMOVE

#Cancer can be beaten
#MISA's Women's Forum and Young Worker’s Forum in the Eastern Cape participated in the annual #CANSA Shavathon at the Walmer Park Shopping Centre in Gqeberha to raise awareness and funds.
#MISALEADS

Non se pode NON ir a pilates dúas semanas e ir hoxe pretendendo que o teu abdome seguiu traballando maxicamente mentres zampabas queixo #cansa #abatida #destruida

#MISA's Cansa Shavathon
#MISA's Women’s Forum in the Free State/Northern Cape hosted a #Cansa
Shavathon at Volvo Truck and Bus Bloemfontein.
Thank you to Debbie Mitchell and Megan Stevens for their immeasurable support.

#MISA support #CANSA
#MISA's Women's Forum participated in the #CANSA Relay for Life Helderberg, fighting cancer together to raise awareness.
Thank you to Cheryll Jeftha (#MISA Women's Forum Western Province Representative) for coordinating #MISA's participation.
#MISACARES #PROUDLYMISA

ser uma late bloomer #cansa

#cansa

Tem sempre um pra ferrar minha piada... às vezes isso aqui #CANSA. É preciso regular as redes sociais mesmo!

#CANSA has "Smart Choice" logo: approved on scientific grounds, backed by evidence, hard to get.

#CANSA has managed to get a number of products banned by SA govt - including polycarb baby bottles containing BPA

#CANSA Albrecht: a lot of data on chemicals causing cancer has been kept secret - and we can't get away from them. Lobbying with data works!

#CANSA Carl Albrecht: Cansa has been using science to be a watchdog in SA regarding cancer policy.

#CANSA van Heerden: can use autofluorescence to detect oral lesions - as abnormal cells are dark, normal light up green..

#CANSA W van Heerden: oral cancer is top 10 in SA; combine mouth, gum and tongue and is 2nd most common in males in SA. Many HPV-associated.

#CANSA Schafer: 7/8 patients have aa polymorphism in exon 17 of EphA2: start of a large screening process!

#CANSA Schafer looking at EphA2 variability and polymorphisms to see if this affects KSHV infectivity, incidence and severity.

#CANSA Schafer: KS is endothelial and vascular tumour. Virus binds Ephrin receptor A2 as entry receptor on endothelial cells.

#CANSA Schafer: KSHV seroprevalence and KS incidence highest in sub-Saharan Africa.

#CANSA Georgia Schafer: KSHV infectivity in HIV/AIDS patients in SA. Most common AIDS-related malignancy, responds well to early-start HAART

#CANSA Prince: nucleilin, c-myc and TBX3 can potentially be used as biomarkers and as targets for a variety of sarcomas and their therapy

#CANSA Prince: TBX3 also looks like a candidate for therapeutic intervention by drug targeting. Looking at cofactors for additional targets.

#CANSA Sharon Prince: TBX3 overexpression is implicated in a number of cancers - and looks like a good biomarker for a variety of sarcomas.

#CANSA Two excellent presentations out of Wits on HBV! Viva, Arbuthnot! Viva, Kramvis! Virology rules OK B-)

#CANSA Kramvis: deletion mutants useful early markers for HCC - could target people for intensive follow-up.

#CANSA Kramvis: deletion mutants remove B and T cell epitopes important for control; can be transmitted - replication stresses liver cells.

#CANSA Kramvis: preS1/2 mutants are dominant quasispecies in HBV/HIV-infected people.

#CANSA Kramvis: 72% HCC sequences ex African and Indian A1 strains have preS region deletions - linked to 3.77x risk of cancer cf wild type

#CANSA Kramvis: subgenotype A1 prevails in Africa - and is more hepatocarcinogenic in Africans

#CANSA Kramvis: close to 40% exposure rate of HIV+ people to HBV. But tho 25% people HBV DNA+, much fewer HBsAg+ - so underdetection rampant

#CANSA Kramvis: 2 billion have been infected globally, 240 mill chronically infected, over 600K die annually. Africa has 12% pop, 24% of HBV