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Global Declaration to Eliminate Cervical Cancer

illions of girls and women don’t have access to vaccines against HPV or screening and treatment services for cervical cancer. We can and...

'Millions' abandoning cancer treatment in sub-Saharan Africa

Treatment abandonment is a major reason for sub-Saharan Africa’s growing cancer death rates. CancerAware's Executive Director, Tolulope...

Coping with your feelings

There is a certain vulnerability that can come with going through cancer. Receiving a cancer diagnosis usually starts off with the shock...

Metastatic Breast Cancer E-Book

In 2020, we launched our Metastatic Breast Cancer Q&A Guide to help address and answer pertinent questions around the subject of advanced...

Abnormal Cervical Screening Results

You have finally heeded the call and got your cervical screening test done. You get your results and it says “Abnormal test result." You...

Breast Self Exams

Ladies, when last did you do a breast self examination? Breast self examinations are best done the week after your period ends and you...

Cervical Cancer: Am I At Risk?

A risk factor is anything that increases an individual's chances of getting a disease. Some of the risk factors of Cervical Cancer...

Cervical cancer is preventable

Almost 99% of all Cervical Cancer cases are linked to infection with high- risk human papilomaviruses (HPV). When diagnosed at the local...

Tips for getting a Mammogram

You have finally decided to get a mammogram done. Screening mammograms are recommended for women from age 40 upwards.⠀ Here are some tips...