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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CancerAware
- Jan 7, 2019
- 2 min
2019 Health Goals
We hope you had a restful and refreshing break as we did over here. ⠀ Melody Beattie said, "The new year stands before us, like a...
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CancerAware
- Dec 12, 2018
- 1 min
Universal Health Coverage Day
No one should have to choose between good health and other life necessities. Today, December 12 is the International Universal Health...
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CancerAware
- Dec 5, 2018
- 1 min
International Volunteer Day 2018
We are celebrating this year's International Volunteer Day by appreciating the selfless individuals who over the years have made up our...
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CancerAware
- Nov 26, 2018
- 1 min
Breast Reconstruction: All You Need to Know
If a woman has had a mastectomy because of #BreastCancer she may choose to have reconstructive plastic surgery. It can restore symmetry...
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CancerAware
- May 13, 2018
- 1 min
It Takes Only 5 Minutes
Cervical cancer is the easiest female cancer to prevent yest, it is the second most common cancer among women in Nigeria.
About 26 women die
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CancerAware
- Mar 19, 2018
- 1 min
Do You Know The Symptoms of Breast Cancer?
Do you know the symptoms of breast cancer? Remember, women diagnosed at the earliest stage of breast cancer are more likely to survive...
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CancerAware
- Oct 5, 2017
- 1 min
Community Health Outreach - Ikeja, Lagos.
Ikeja here we come! Our next free breast screening comes to Ikeja City Mall next Wednesday! Date: Wednesday 11 October 2017. Time:...
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CancerAware
- Sep 7, 2017
- 1 min
Community Health Outreach - Mushin, Lagos.
An integral part of our Breast Cancer Early Detection Programme is the community medical outreach. Through this, we are able to offer...
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CancerAware
- Aug 6, 2017
- 2 min
The Gynaecological Cancers - Do You Know Them?
Cancers that start in a woman's reproductive system are called gynaecological cancers. There are 5 of them. Ladies, do you know the 5...
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CancerAware
- Jan 18, 2017
- 1 min
#WhatIsHPV Campaign on "Health Matters with Dr Julz"
We were live on radio last Tuesday on "Health Matters with Dr Julz" at Nigeria Info 99.3 FM to talk about our #WhatIsHPV cervical cancer...
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CancerAware
- Dec 12, 2016
- 1 min
LUTH Cancer Treatment Centre Project - One Year After
It is exactly a year since we completed our quality improvement project of the Cancer Treatment Centre at the Lagos University Teaching...
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CancerAware
- Dec 4, 2016
- 1 min
#GivingTuesday 2016 - Photos
To commemorate this year's Giving Tuesday, we collaborated with Hubmart a leading retail brand in Nigeria to have an in-store awareness...
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CancerAware
- Nov 28, 2016
- 1 min
#GivingTuesday 2016
CancerAware Nigeria is collaborating with Hubmart, a leading retail brand to commemorate this year's #GivingTuesday in Nigeria.
There will b
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CancerAware
- Nov 16, 2016
- 1 min
#WellnessWednesday - An Apple A Day....
You have heard the saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” Apples contain a powerful antioxidant called flavonoid and they have...
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CancerAware
- Nov 7, 2016
- 1 min
Every Month Is Pink
Every day, women are still dying from breast cancer in Nigeria and we won't rest until every woman knows that there are resources...
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CancerAware
- Nov 5, 2016
- 1 min
The Pink Pledge
As part of our #WomenEverywhere breast cancer campaign, we started an initiative called #ThePinkPledge The goal is to encourage ladies to...
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CancerAware
- Nov 2, 2016
- 1 min
Community Health Outreach at Ikeja City Mall (PHOTOS)
As part of our #WomenEverywhere breast cancer campaign, we organised a free breast cancer screening on Thursday, the 27th of October at...
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CancerAware
- Nov 2, 2016
- 1 min
Our Volunteers Are The Best
Our volunteers prove that the only right way to live, is to constantly sacrifice and give. Great volunteers never want anything in...
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CancerAware
- Oct 31, 2016
- 1 min
CancerAware Nigeria & Xclamations #TalkPink Soiree
To round up October - the global month of breast cancer awareness, CancerAware Nigeria and Xclamations teamed up to host a store soiree...
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