Great poster presentations @AORTIC_AFRICA#AfricanCancerGenomics conference showing genomic evidence that cancers in Africans present with unique biology that could be explored to improve outcome.
@AACR should be proud, as this is an extension of Minorities in Cancer Research
A lot of enthusiasm from my children the youth of Kebbi as we join hands to launch the global strategy to eliminate #CervicalCancer. They know they have a #CervicalCancerFreeFuture with #HPVvaccine. We must provide the vaccine. We can not fail them.
Around the world 🌎 the teal lights are starting to turn on as we get ready to launch the global strategy to ELIMINATE #CervicalCancer! Please join me, @DrTedros & @WHO special guests for the livestream of this historic announcement on Nov 17:
➡️https://t.co/OiC8sAMlzB
The African Head and Neck Society Virtual Tumour Board will hold its next monthly meeting on Friday 13 November @ 07:00 PM Nairobi time. This is a monthly meeting. All welcome!
For more informaiton please visit: https://t.co/U90Ccxo9Rn
Black men are more likely to get & die from prostate cancer. Please donate to our @Movember efforts to change this statistic. We are the @CaPTC7 USA Team & our motivation is to elevate prostate cancer in #Nigeria . To donate to our team, go to: https://t.co/7qoGygICc4
Registration is openfor The London Global Cancer Week AORTIC session: "The COVID-19 pandemic: An African perspective" on Mon 16 Nov 2020 @ 08h00 (UK time).
Join us for an in-depth discussion.
Register here:
https://t.co/H3kwIbdqiN
At the close of the World Health Summit's Radiation Therapy session, the IAEA DG, Rafael Mariano Grossi, remarked "it is disheartening & unacceptable that some countries cannot afford even a unit of radiotherapy machines".
@AnjaNitzscheB@rafaelmgrossi@marykge@AorticP
Registration is openfor The London Global Cancer Week AORTIC session: "The COVID-19 pandemic: An African perspective" on Mon 16 Nov 2020 @ 08h00 (UK time).
Join us for an in-depth discussion.
Register here:
https://t.co/H3kwIbdqiN
UPDATE! AORTIC Genomics Cancer Virtual Conference 18 & 19 February 2021 Abstract submission guidelines & form available here!
https://t.co/gK7r52e4lK
Abstract deadline 7 January 2021
Enquiries: [email protected]
Preliminary Programme will be posted shortly!
This year the winner of the Albert Schweitzer Prize was awarded to Serigne Magueye GUEYE, past President of AORTIC. He thus becomes the 13th recipient of this prestigious award and the first in sub-Saharan Africa.
Congratulations!
| NEXT EVENT: IG LIVE WITH KWANELE @breastlessAfrik |
We invite all medics in AFRICA to join us (Scora & Scoph) as we talk with Kwanele on her experience of living with breast cancer, remission & healthcare advocacy.
Make sure to follow us on Instagram: https://t.co/i8udJNOG2t
Happy to note that the AORTIC YouTube channel has just been launched. It is all about cancer in Africa. Very Afrocentric and you will be glad you tuned in.