Men get breast cancer too
MYTH: Men don't get breast cancer. FACT: Men may not think of themselves as having breasts; however, the fact is men have breast tissue....
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CancerAware
- Oct 12, 2021
- 2 min
Assessing your Breast Cancer Risk
Most women diagnosed with breast cancer don’t have a family history of the disease. They are the first in their family to have it....
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CancerAware
- Oct 7, 2021
- 1 min
No Evidence of Disease
No Evidence of Disease (NED) is a term used when examination and tests can find no cancer in a person who has been treated for cancer. No...
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CancerAware
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
Breast Cancer is now the most common cancer globally
Breast cancer is now the number one cancer in the world. In the last year, breast cancer has overtaken lung cancer as the world’s mostly...
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CancerAware
- Oct 5, 2021
- 0 min
Breast Reconstruction after a Mastectomy
If a woman has had a mastectomy because of Breast Cancer she may choose to have reconstructive plastic surgery. It can restore symmetry...
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CancerAware
- Oct 4, 2021
- 0 min
My Shocking Breast Cancer Diagnosis at 21
"My name is Onanaiye Abisola Adejumoke, I am 21 years old. In February 2020, I felt a lump in my right breast which we thought was...
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CancerAware
- Oct 2, 2021
- 0 min
#31DaysOfPINK Breast Cancer Campaign 2021
We have begun the 5th edition of our #31DaysOfPINK Breast Cancer Campaign. This October, we are again raising funds for the treatment of...
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CancerAware
- Aug 19, 2021
- 3 min
COVID-19: What Patients with Cancer Should Know
Cancer and its accompanying treatments can lower the body's ability to fight infection. Individuals facing cancer and their families...
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CancerAware
- Jul 23, 2021
- 1 min
Alcohol caused more than 740000 cancer cases in 2020.
Alcohol is estimated to have caused more than 740,000 cancer cases around the world last year, and experts say more needs to be done to...
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CancerAware
- Jul 18, 2021
- 2 min
Breast Lumps
Q: Hello CancerAware, I found a lump in my breast while bathing last week. What should I do? A: Firstly, don't panic. Secondly, go to a...
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CancerAware
- Jun 22, 2021
- 1 min
Abnormal Cervical Screening Tests
You have finally heeded the call and got your cervical screening test done. You get your results and it says “Abnormal test result." You...
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CancerAware
- Jun 15, 2021
- 2 min
Chemotherapy Side Effects
CHEMOTHERAPY SIDE EFFECTS What are the common side effects that can occur from chemotherapy treatment? They include fatigue, nausea,...
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CancerAware
- May 19, 2021
- 1 min
Dense Breasts
Ladies, have you ever heard the term Dense breasts? Dense breast tissue is a normal finding, and about half of all women have dense...
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CancerAware
- Mar 7, 2021
- 1 min
International Women's Day 2021
"The fastest way to change society is to mobilise the women of the world." Charles Malik. This #InternationalWomensDay, at CancerAware we...
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CancerAware
- Dec 5, 2020
- 1 min
International Volunteers Day 2020
We are celebrating this year's International Volunteers Day by appreciating the selfless individuals who over the years have made up our...
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CancerAware
- Oct 10, 2020
- 1 min
The Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference 2020
October 10,2020 PRESS RELEASE n Nigeria, a large percentage of women who develop Breast cancer present with advanced (metastatic) disease...
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CancerAware
- Sep 6, 2019
- 5 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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