Name: Let's Beat Breast Cancer: PCRM Rallies at Somerset Mall
Start: 2025-10-03T00:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-10-03T15:00:00+02:00
Location: Somerset Mall

Let’s Beat Breast Cancer: PCRM Rallies at Somerset Mall to Raise Awareness on How to Prevent Breast Cancer
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) will host a special breast cancer awareness event at Somerset Mall in Somerset West Western Cape. Taking place outside Entrance 3 or Entrance 4 the gathering will focus on the “Let’s Beat Breast Cancer” campaign - a global initiative that empowers communities to embrace four life-changing habits: choosing plant-based foods exercising regularly limiting alcohol consumption and maintaining a healthy weight.
Our spokesperson Mary-Ann Shearer of Mary-Ann’s Natural Emporium will be in attendance. Based just a short walk from the mall entrances she is a long-time advocate of nutrition and healthful living and will engage with the community on practical ways to reduce breast cancer risk.
Date: Friday 3 October 2025
Time: 12:00 – 15:00
Place: Somerset Mall Somerset West Western Cape (outside Entrance 3 or 4)
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide with over 2.2 million new cases diagnosed in 2020 and it remains the leading cause of cancer-related death among women. South Africa is not immune: over the last two decades breast cancer incidence has steadily increased now accounting for 14–30% of all cancers in South African women. Disparities in screening treatment and survival persist across ethnic and socioeconomic lines with Black women more likely to be diagnosed at an advanced stage and to face delays in accessing treatment. High rates of late-stage diagnosis - between 50% and 57% of cases - further compound survival outcomes.
This Somerset Mall event is an opportunity to raise awareness share knowledge and inspire collective action towards healthier lifestyles early detection and improved outcomes in the fight against breast cancer.