Events

Upcoming Events

Launch of CANCAD Patna

Details soon.

Research Training Course

Free 5 week, March to April 2024, course on fundamentals of Research Methodology including general principles, ethics & research integrity, study designs and sample size determination, descriptive and inferential statistics and publishing.

CME points available for medical professionals.

Past Events

Childhood Cancer Awareness Webinar

In Nigeria, like many other low and middle income countries, outcomes for childhood and adolescent cancers can be much better. A large part of this is likely due to late diagnosis influenced by a low index of suspicion.

During this month of September which is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we focused on promoting awareness on childhood cancers. Our main event was a webinar in partnership with;

The themes were: Overview of WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer:THE CUREALL FRAMEWORK and

Reducing the Burden of Childhood Cancers through Early Detection: THE ROLE OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS

Full report to follow.

Hepatitis Day July 2023

Viral hepatitis especially B & C are some of the leading causes of liver cancer worldwide. CANCAD marked World Hepatitis Day by holding free screening and vaccination across 4 sites in Abuja, Edo and Ebonyi states.

With the support of our partners, we were able screen more than 500 people for Hepatitis B & C, and vaccinate more than 200 for Hepatitis B as well. All at no expense. Full report and photos.

No Tobacco Day May 2023

Smoking is the biggest risk factor for lung cancer and other different cancers to varying degrees. It also leads to a generally reduced quality of life.

For World NoTobacco Day 2023, we ran a month-long online campaign and held outreaches across 2 sites in Edo state. Our teams partnering with the Department of Psychiatry ISTH visited a commercial motor park and mini market to interact with at-risk groups on the dangers of smoking especially relating to risk of cancer.

See the full report here

Cervical Cancer Awareness Feb 2023

Prize-giving for Essay Contest: Role of Youths in Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccine Awareness in Rural Nigeria, in partnership with ECCNI.

We also had a second screening of the Conquering Cancer documentary film sponsored by Varian.

Click to see the full report here.

Conquering Cancer Jun 2022

Exclusive screening of Cervical Cancer documentary 'Conquering Cancer' sponsored by Varian.

It was a very interactive session with school-age girls, health workers (especially community health workers and Nurses), and local policymakers. 

Click here to see the full report.