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Breast Cancer Awareness: "The simple daily habit that could save your life"

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As we mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, survivors across South Africa are sharing their stories to remind wimen that early detection really does save lives.

One of them is 55-year-old Cebisa Mfenyana who credits a simple daily habit with saving her life.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny has more...

24 Oct English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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