25-06-2018

As part of her endless commitment towards ending breast cancer as a life threatening disease in Nigeria through Public Education, Advocacy, Patient support and Research and in her resolve to provide Qualitative healthcare delivery to Ondo people; Her Excellency Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, wife of Ondo State Governor, under the auspices of Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN) and Betty Anyanwu Akeredulo Foundation (BAAF) has put together a 5 day strategic development and planning workshop.

Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu: “Greetings from Chicago where I attended the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting. The Annual Meeting brings together oncology professionals from around the world to discuss state-of-the-art treatment modalities, new therapies, and ongoing controversies in the field.”

Good News for Women With BreastCancer: Many Don’t Need Chemo

Many women with early-stage forms of the disease
can forego chemo, based on a test that measures the
activity of genes involved in breast cancer recurrence.

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H.E Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the First Lady of Ondo State and Founder of BRECAN attends this year Harvard Global Health Catalyst Summit May 25-27, 2018 at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Where she received an award for championing the fight against breast cancer in Nigeria

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REPORT ON

5^TH WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT CANCER ADVOCACY NETWORK (WE CAN) SUMMIT 2018
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA

23^rd – 24^th March 2018

INTRODUCTION

The Zambian Cancer Society (ZCS) hosted in collaboration with other partners the 5^th edition of the annual Women’s Empowerment Cancer Advocacy Network (WE CAN) Summit. The 2-day event held from the 23^rd-24^th of March 2018 and focused on breast and cervical cancer advocacy in Africa. The event had participants from all over Africa in attendance and for the first time West Africa was represented. Attendees included Cancer survivors, advocates, medical professionals and experts in cancer care. During the summit, attendees, shared stories, opinions, expertise, thoughts and suggestions to guide development of country/organisation specific action plans to help improve the cancer outcomes especially for breast and cervical cancer.

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The wife of the Ondo State Governor and the founder of Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu today, 4th of February, joined millions of others across the globe to mark World Cancer Day celebration – a day set aside to raise awareness on the millions of people worldwide facing unequal access to cancer detection, treatment and care services.

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