Protect the Skin You're In

Skin Cancer Awareness Events August - September 2025

At the mall in Ikeja Lagos, down to the market in Irrua Edo State... on the streets of Benin City and at outpatient Clinics in Abakaliki Ebonyi, we took our message. Sharing free bottle of sun screen and striking up conversations on skin protection.

We preached against skin bleaching, and educated people on checking their skin for suspicious moles.

Online Awareness

While our volunteers were hitting the streets, the Publicity Team were hammering the message home online. Showing how skin cancer can look on various skin types. Asst Coordinator of Benin Chapter, Benose pushed the message with a very creative video. See below.

April was for Prostate Cancer Awareness, with about 60% mortality, it is the 2nd most common cancer in Nigeria.

We had awareness events in Irrua, Benin and Ebonyi, reaching out to men to encourage health checks.

In Ebonyi and Irrua, we also had Patient Welfare visits to men living with Prostate Cancer. Volunteers donated medical supplies and gave moral support to the patients and their families at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) and Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA).

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We partnered with the International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS) for an Outreach to young people, their parents, wards and other stakeholders, for advocacy on the importance of preventing Human Papillomavirus with the HPV vaccine… as HPV remains the leading cause of cervical cancer.

It was a fun day at Standard Group of Schools Irrua Edo State - a mixed primary and secondary school -  where volunteers engaged the kids with interesting games and a quiz competition to drive home the important message.

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In a heart-warming sequel to the #PinkOctober, our Team of Volunteers in Ebonyi returned to the Oncology Centre at AE-FUNAI Teaching Hospital Abakaliki.

They provided medical supplies and spent time with cancer patients on the wards and in clinics.

The Director of the Centre, Dr Iyare, thanked our volunteers for bringing some much needed yuletide cheer.

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To support the WHO initiative for 2024 aimed at protecting young people from the effects of exposure and use of tobacco products, CANCAD visited secondary schools across Nigeria to engage with young people. We hammered on the health risks of smoking, using shisha and other tobacco products, as well as exposure to second-hand smoke. Our campaign was tagged The Fresh Air Campaign.

Our teams of volunteers visited schools in Edo, Ebonyi and Lagos states - one highlight was playing games with balloons where the students had fun while learning the importance of lung health!

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Check out all photos from the events.