#breastcancerawarenessmonth

CancerAware

Oct 9
1 min

What's in Your Skincare Products?

#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth Many of the everyday products we use especially skincare products contain endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). These chemicals affect female hormones particularly the hormone estrogen. Many of these chemicals have a chemical structure similar to estrogen which means they can increase the hormone in your body which can spur the growth of certain types of #BreastCancer and may increase one's risk of developing the disease. Make sure your body cream

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How a Trial Vaccine Helped Wipe Out a Woman's Breast Cancer in 7 months

CancerAware

Oct 30, 2019
3 min

How a Trial Vaccine Helped Wipe Out a Woman's Breast Cancer in 7 months

A woman in Florida is recovering well just months after undergoing a new trial vaccine for her breast cancer. . Lee Mercker was diagnosed with DCIS stage zero, a very early form of breast cancer, in March—news that came as a shock to her. “I was healthy,” she told Fox 35. “That’s why I was mad. I was stunned, and everyone around me was more mad and more stunned.” . Mercker was treated at the Mayo Clinic and given the option to join a new clinical trial for a vaccine that tar

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CancerAware

Oct 13, 2019
2 min

Press Release: CancerAware Selected for the UICC/Pfizer SPARC Metastatic Breast Cancer Challenge

Lagos, Nigeria, 14 October 2019. CancerAware Nigeria is delighted to be one of the 11 cancer organisations across the world selected for a global grants programme to reduce the breast cancer burden. In Nigeria,11,564 people died from breast cancer in 2018. "This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, CancerAware Nigeria is proud to announce that it has been selected to receive grant funding as part of an international programme to help reduce the breast cancer burden in Nigeria. T

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CancerAware

Oct 4, 2019
1 min

The #31DaysOfPINK Campaign

Last October, the second edition of our #31DaysOfPINK Campaign saw us support the treatment of 32 indigent individuals facing #Cancer OUR IMPACT Beneficiaries Female: 28 Male: 4 Chemotherapy Medication 364 Units Chemotherapy Cycles Administered 84 cycles Diagnostic Tests and Medication 30 Patient Feeding and Transportation 6 beneficiaries Hospital Admission and Surgery 3 beneficiaries Thanks to you, we were able to do this.Thank you for being there for our beneficiari

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List of Cancer Screening Centres (Nigeria)

CancerAware

Sep 6, 2019
6 min

List of Cancer Screening Centres (Nigeria)

We have put together a list of some diagnostic centres and medical facilities across Nigeria where Breast and Cervical screening tests ar...

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Everything you need to know about Cervical Cancer – Prevention, Symptoms & Risk Factors

CancerAware

Aug 13, 2019
3 min

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 Nigerians about cervical cancer, its risk factors, screening options, e.t.c. We have put together a Cervical Cancer Factsheet to address some of the common questions. What is Cervical Cancer? Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that develops on the cervix of a woman. The cervix is the narrow part of the lower uterus, which is often referred to as

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March 4: International HPV Awareness Day

CancerAware

Mar 4, 2019
2 min

March 4: International HPV Awareness Day

March 4 is International HPV Awareness Day. HPV can affect anyone. All races, nationalities, ages, genders. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re from - we are all affected by HPV directly or indirectly, and we’re all at risk of being harmed by HPV and HPV related cancers. Many people with HPV have no visible signs and may still be at risk for getting cancer. HPV is a sexually transmitted infection. Condoms do not eliminate the risk of spread of HPV. Getting tested an

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CancerAware

Feb 14, 2019
2 min

What is a Biopsy?

Q: What is a biopsy?⠀ A: A biopsy is the removal of tissue from any part of the body to examine it for disease. Some may remove a small tissue sample with a needle while others may surgically remove a suspicious nodule or lump. While a biopsy may sound scary, it’s important to remember that most are entirely pain-free and low-risk procedures. Depending on your situation, a piece of skin, tissue, organ, or suspected tumor will be surgically removed and sent to a lab for testin

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CancerAware

Feb 11, 2019
1 min

CancerAware featured in The Guardian

Thank you The Guardian Nigeria for the feature of our Community Health outreach of Friday, 8th February 2019. A big thank you to all the women who braved the early morning rain on Friday to attend our first Community outreach of 2019 As at 8 a.m, we already had over 70 women present. This gladdens our heart as it shows more and more women are committed to their health. At the end of the day, 220 women were screened for Breast Cancer See full article HERE #breastcancer

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World Cancer Day 2019 Community Health Outreach

CancerAware

Jan 29, 2019
1 min

World Cancer Day 2019 Community Health Outreach

To commemorate the 2019 International World Cancer Day, CancerAware in collaboration with the Association of Radiation and Clinical Oncologists of Nigeria (ARCON) and the Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) is having a free Community Breast Cancer Screening Outreach. Date: Friday, 8th February 2019 Time: 9 a.m to 2 p.m Venue: Old Children’s Emergency (Behind D Block) Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Surulere,

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CancerAware

Jan 21, 2019
2 min

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 include;⠀ HPV OR HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS⠀ Any sexual or intimate contact with the opposite sex could expose you to high-risk HPV. Both men and women can have HPV. NOT HAVING REGULAR CERVICAL SCREENING TESTS Cervical cancer is the only cancer with a pre-cancer stage. Early changes, which may or may not develop into cancer, appear as abnormal cells o

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CancerAware

Jan 19, 2019
2 min

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 cancer in women. What Is HPV campaign by CancerAware Nigeria is aimed at saving women’s lives from cervical cancer through prevention and early detection. To stay informed about about our free screenings in 2019 and also to learn about ways you can reduce your cancer risk, sign up at canceraware.org.ng/newsletter Don't Keep This To Yourself

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Malawi, Zimbabwe and Tanzania introduce HPV Vaccination

CancerAware

Jan 13, 2019
2 min

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 their routine immunisation programme. Other African countries to do this include Uganda, Rwanda, Botswana, Mauritius, Seychelles and South Africa. The vast majority of Cervical Cancer deaths are now preventable through safe and effective HPV vaccines Cervical Cancer is on track to overtake childbirth as the developing world’s biggest

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She Beat Cancer Series - Abisola Ipadeola

CancerAware

Jan 10, 2019
2 min

She Beat Cancer Series - Abisola Ipadeola

In 2009, Abisola stopped by her hospital and had a routine Pap test done. That decision saved her life.⠀ Her test came back abnormal.⠀ Further testing showed that she had cervical cancer.⠀ Today, she is cancer free and strongly advocates that women should get their cervical screening tests done. January is #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth Ladies, schedule your Cervical screening test this month. #2019 #31DaysOfPink #ApplaudingTheSurvivors #BCAM #BeBoldForChange #BreastCancerAw

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CancerAware

Jan 7, 2019
2 min

Cervical Health Month

Cervical cancer is preventable, yet it is the 2nd most common cancer among women in Nigeria.⠀ We have kicked off Cervical Health Month at CancerAware. Join us this January as we cover the subject of Cervical Cancer extensively.⠀ Ladies, don't put it off this month, get your Cervical Screening test done. If you have any questions, kindly send us a direct message .⠀ Don't Keep This To Yourself⠀ Raise Awareness⠀ Share with your friends.⠀ #cervicalcancerawareness #cervica

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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 chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.” ⠀ So what better way to kick start the year than by discussing #Health goals?⠀ Many of us at the beginning of the year make plans - financial, spiritual, family, career, educational e.t.c. How many of us actually make plans for our health? We have this sho

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CancerAware

Oct 10, 2018
1 min

CancerAware: Toolz Charity of the Month

We are very excited to be the #ToolzCharityOfTheMonth this October the Breast Cancer Awareness Month. #CancerAware #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #CancerNGONigeria #CancerNGOLagos #BreastCancerNGONigeria #BreastCancerNGOLagos

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Community Health Outreach at Ikeja City Mall (PHOTOS)

CancerAware

Oct 23, 2017
1 min

Community Health Outreach at Ikeja City Mall (PHOTOS)

An integral part of our Breast Cancer Early Detection Programme is the community medical outreach. Through this, we are able to take free breast cancer screening to women. On Wednesday, 11th of October 2017 at the Ikeja City Mall, we had a free breast screening outreach for women of Ikeja community. The screening exercise was preceded by a market sensitisation drive on Tuesday,10th of October 2017. 205 women were screened and over 1500 persons were educated about breast cance

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CancerAware

Oct 22, 2017
1 min

BLU Goes Pink

BLU goes PINK Thanks to our partners Radisson Blu Lagos for joining us in our #31DaysOfPink campaign. In this month of October, they have put together several packages to support our fight against breast cancer. Some of these include the Survivors’ Dinner, which is an all expense paid dinner for the brave women who have fought and beaten breast cancer. In addition to this, we are beneficiaries of their annual ‘Love Blu, Be Pink’ pink room project. We had an activation

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CancerAware

Oct 16, 2017
1 min

Health Matters with Dr Julz

We will be on 'Health Matters with Dr Julz' at Nigeria Info 99.3 FM tomorrow, Tuesday 17th October 2017. Time: 1pm to 1.30pm. We will be looking at the '8 Signs of Breast Cancer You Might Not Know' We will also be giving away 20 free mammogram screening vouchers to callers courtesy of our partners @actfoundation_ . Don't forget to tune in! Don't Keep This To Yourself Share With Your Friends Early Detection Saves Lives. . #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #31DaysOfPink #WeA

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