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Everything you need to know about Cervical Cancer – Prevention, Symptoms & Risk Factors
​Cervical cancer is preventable, yet it is the 2nd most common cancer among women in Nigeria. We are running a campaign to educate...
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Aug 13, 20193 min read
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What is a Biopsy?
Q: What is a biopsy?â € A: A biopsy is the removal of tissue from any part of the body to examine it for disease. Some may remove a small...
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Feb 14, 20192 min read
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Let's do more to prevent Cervical Cancer
Dr Abosede Lewu is a Gynaecologist and Public Health advocate. Here, she lends her voice to Cervical Cancer awareness in Nigeria by...
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Jan 27, 20191 min read
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The HPV Vaccine protects against cervical cancer
"Currently the disease kills 270,000 every year, but we can vaccinate against two strains of HPV, which together are responsible for 70%...
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Jan 24, 20192 min read
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The Human papillomavirus (HPV)
HPV or human papillomavirus is the main cause of cervical cancer in women. ⠀⠀ Both men and women can have HPV.⠀ Because HPV has no...
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Jan 24, 20191 min read
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February 4 - World Cancer Day
February 4. World Cancer Day. We are getting ready for the global event that takes place every year with the aim of uniting the world's...
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Jan 22, 20192 min read
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Cervical Cancer Risk Factors
A risk factor is anything that increases an individual's chances of getting a disease. Some of the risk factors of Cervical Cancer...
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Jan 21, 20192 min read
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What Is HPV?
Cervical cancer is preventable yet it is the 2nd most common cancer in Nigeria. HPV or Human papillomavirus is the main cause of cervical...
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Jan 19, 20192 min read
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Early Signs of Cervical Cancer
What are some of the signs of Cervical Cancer? The most common sign of cervical cancer is irregular vaginal bleeding. This may occur in...
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Jan 16, 20192 min read
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The Hope Bag
Introducing "The Hope Bag" In collaboration with Nuciano, the award winning Seattle, US based luxury Handbag brand, we are pleased to...
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Jan 16, 20191 min read
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Malawi, Zimbabwe and Tanzania introduce HPV Vaccination
Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe have joined the growing list of African countries to introduce the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine into...
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Jan 13, 20192 min read
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Cervical Health Month
Cervical cancer is preventable, yet it is the 2nd most common cancer among women in Nigeria.â € We have kicked off Cervical Health Month...
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Jan 7, 20192 min read
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World Cancer Congress 2018
CancerAware attended the World Cancer Congress organised by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), the global cancer control...
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Dec 17, 20182 min read
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