World Cancer Day
4 February 2012
What we will be doing:
- Research - Improving our
understanding of the cause and impact of cancers in the African community
- Screening – include breast
and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and/or a digital rectal exam (DRE).
A digital rectal exam is a quick and only mildly uncomfortable exam of your
prostate.
- Making more people aware -
Delivering talks and information via community champions
- Educating health
professionals and sharing good practice - Promoting delivery of appropriate
information, care and services
- Involving people with
cancers - Our network provides regular input to influence our work
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Making treatment, medication and care
available and accessible to all at the point of need
African
Programme for Cancer Research
Planned activities
Exhibitions, information networking & distribution of BP monitors
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Latest News
World Hypertension Day
is fast approaching on 17 May 2011.
Africa Health Organisation (AHO)
is participating in World Hypertension Day on 17th May 2011 to bring awareness
of this global silent killer.
 Joining
hands with others to deliver Change 4 Life.
The programme informs and help people to live a
healthy life, was launched on 14 January
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