Breast Cancer Remains a Mystery in South Africa, Education Desperately Needed

Breast Cancer Remains a Mystery in South Africa, Education Desperately Needed PR Newswire JOHANNESBURG, November 30, 2012 JOHANNESBURG, November 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "It may be difficult for people in the United States or Europe to believe this but in South Africa, there are millions of people who have never heard of breast cancer," states Noelene Kotschan, founder and CEO of PinkDrive. Kotschan has travelled internationally as a speaker on breast cancer education and awareness strategies and how these can flourish as a support to state-funded health programmes in low-resource settings. She is now calling for donations via their website to expand the work that PinkDrive is doing in South Africa. LINK TO: http://www.pinkdrive.co.za/1-million-for-r1-million-to-help-save-south-african-women-from-breast-cancer-3/? utm_source=PRNewswire&utm_medium=PR&utm_term=EducationRelease&utm_campaign=MillionDollar PinkDrive is a charity partner to Bidvest, official sponsors of the Nedbank Golf Challenge which ends Sunday 2 December. Through their sponsorship they aim to raise awareness of the organisation, which educates and screens thousands of patients for breast cancer in South Africa annually. They hope to raise 1 million Rand (Zar) over the upcoming weekend and have already received a substantial corporate donation from a roads company, the Bakwena N1/N4. It is hoped that more corporate donations will be offered.