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5th annual walk raises breast cancer awareness
Arebueng’s annual Cancer Walk raised breast cancer awareness in Mohlakeng, while renewing calls for an oncology centre in the West Rand.
Arebueng Community Support hosted its fifth annual Cancer Walk in Mohlakeng on October 10, with participants choosing between 2.5km, 5km and 8km routes to raise breast cancer awareness.
Local municipal leaders, cancer survivors and the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation joined the campaign.
Event organiser and founder of Arebueng, Nozi Mapena, who is also the Social Development MMC, called for an oncology centre in the West Rand to reduce the travel costs and challenges faced by patients seeking treatment at hospitals in Soweto and Johannesburg.
Cancer survivors Puleng Sekonyela and Mamosa Khoadi also participated to encourage awareness and support for those affected by the disease.
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