ACCI takes the fight against cancer to Lagos State, Nigeria. Lagos is one of the Western States of Nigeria. It is the most populated State in the country. Our efforts will be concentrated in the rural areas within the State. 2010 spring mission will focus on public education and screening for breast, cervical and colon cancers. For the first time, we plan to focus heavily on colon cancer since March is colon cancer awareness month. Prevention, Key to Cancer control! You can make a difference in the life of others by volunteering or donating to the mission. You can donate on our website or call our office @ 713-995-8000. You can also reach us via email at info@africacancercareinc.org to show your support. Help us save lives.
Colon cancer is a very preventable disease yet it continues to pose a serious threat to people all over the world. Over 100,000 cases occur in the United States every year. The incidence is equally high among all races and affects both males and females in similar proportions. ACCI is dedicated to early detection and prevention of all preventable cancers. ACCI promotes awareness and screening for colon cancer. Please support our efforts of colon cancer prevention in the month of March (March is dedicated to colon cancer awareness) by donating to the cause. You can also walk with us during the 7th Annual New York Colon Cancer Challenge at the Central Park in New York, on March 28, 2010 at 9:00 am. To register, please click on the following link or copy and paste onto your web browser: http://coloncancerchallenge.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=12&i=327163&g=3644738
Walk for Cancer Prevention, Celebrate Minority Cancer Awareness Week in Houston.
Africa Cancer Care Inc. is working with Sisters Network® Inc. this year to help with breast cancer survivorship efforts and awareness by reaching out to minorities in the Houston area through the Sisters Network’s 1st National African American Breast Cancer 5K Walk/Run. Walk for life, support cancer victims; Help create awareness about breast cancer. Join ACCI team. 
Date: April 10, 2010. Time: 9 - 11 AM.
Venue: Emancipation Park, 3018 Dowling @ Elgin, Houston, TX 77004.
Click on the link below to register. https://www.z2systems.com/np/clients/sisternetwork/eventRegistration.jsp?event=28
January 11, 2010
January is National Cervical Cancer Screening month here in the United States of America. Am not sure how many people in the country are aware of this. Even though it is a cancer that affects only women, much is not said about it. Few organizations focus on cervical cancer. Primary focus on cancer among women is on breast cancer hence minorities are still straggling behind when it comes to getting Pap smear, a life saving experience. Africa Cancer Care Inc (ACCI) is committed to promoting awareness, routine screening and early detection of all preventable and treatable cancers. This month our focus is on cervical cancer prevention and screening.
Cervical cancer though a preventable disease still inflicts women all over the world and more so in developing African Countries. In United States (US), the incidence of cervical cancer among Hispanic women is greater than 2 times that for non-Hispanic whites and about 50% more often in African American women than non-Hispanic whites.
Cervical cancer occurs more frequently in mid life. It is mostly found in women younger than 50, rare in women younger than 20 and occurs about 20% of the time in women older than 65. Death rate due to cervical cancer has decreased considerably. According to American Cancer Society (2009), between 1955 and 1992, the cervical cancer death rate declined by 74% and continues to decline by 4% each year. This is due to the discovery of Pap test (Pap smear), a simple, inexpensive office procedure. Pap test leads to early identification of pre-cancer cells which if treated at time of identification, prevents progression to cervical cancer. The fact that death rate due to this cancer has been on the decline shows that many women are undergoing Pap smear.
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January 7
The only Cancer Prevention Organization committed to all preventable cancer with special focus on all people of African Heritage is alarmed at new mammography guidelines. ACCI is committed to cancer prevention among African Americans and the African continent. ACCI plans to support the current mammography guidelines.
News Release
November 11, 2009
Hon. Chudy Okafor receives ACCI leadership award on behalf of the first lady of Nigeria
ACCI hosted its first ever Annual Banquet and Award Night on October 31st, 2009 at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston. The event was intended to commemorate various cancer-related activities conducted by ACCI last year and also to recognize some significant individuals in our local community and the country for their exemplary work towards cancer prevention. Among the dignitaries present at the event were Her Excellency, Mrs. Obioma Liyel Imoke, First Lady of Cross River State and the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Hon. Chudi Okafor, and representative of the Liberia Consul General, Hon. Teta V. Banks just to mention a few.
Her Excelency, Mrs. Obioma Liyel Imoke the First lady of Cross River State addressing the audience
Awards were given to seven distinguished individuals for their remarkable services to cancer prevention. They include Her Excellency, Mrs. Turai Yar’ Adua (First Lady of Nigeria), ACCI 2009 Examplary Leadership Award for addressing the growing epidemic of cancer in Africa. Karen Eubanks Jackson, founder of the Sisters Network, ACCI 2009 Spirit of Life Award to a survivor for her courage in fighting cancer; Nancy Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, ACCI 2009 Outstanding Organization Award for the specific impact of this organization on cancer prevention and control; Rebecca Doss Chapman, ACCI 2009 Outstanding Research Contributions Award, for her distinct contributions to the field of cancer research while at Roswell Park Cancer Center in New York.
Dr. Lovell A. Jones, co-founder of the Intercultural Cancer Council, ACCI 2009 Distinguished Career Award which recognized his long-term leadership in the field of cancer research and his contributions to bridging the gap in cancer care for minorities and the African continent.
Dr. Lovell A. Jones, Director for the CRMH at MD.D. Anderson Cancer Center receives ACCI 2009 Distinguished Career Award.
Princess Nikki Onyeri, ACCI 2009 Outstanding Cancer Awareness Pioneer Award as the founder of Princess Onyeri Breast Cancer Foundation, the first breast cancer NGO in Nigeria, and Dr. Thomas Weber, founder of Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation, ACCI 2009 Oustanding Community Service Award for his grass-root colon cancer prevention initiatives.
During the occasion, Dr. Henrietta Ukwu, a member of the board of Director of ACCI took the audience on a tour of the vision and mission of ACCI. The first lady of Cross River State spoke on the effects of ACCI’s mission to her State in April of 2008 and invited ACCI to help her with the establishment of a cancer prevention center for her people. Speaking, she informed the audience that she has since ACCI visit created the breast cancer “Pink Power foundation” and asked for the help of ACCI in training her people. The Consul General of Liberia made a pledge a mammogram to the organization. ACCI plans to use this in the establishment of their first cancer prevention center.
The climax of the occasion was the unveiling of the design for the International Cancer Center Abuja by the founder and president of ACCI, Dr. Eucharia Iwuanyanwu.
Mrs. Patterson, an Affiliate Director of Susan Komen Foundation here in Houston receives the ACCI 2009 Outstanding Organization Award on behalf of the founder, Ambassador Nancy Brinkers
The audience was entertained by the Kuumba House dancers of Houston and the debate team from Texas Southern University who lamented on the state of Africa, the motherland.
Mrs. Ina Rebecca Doss Chapman, receives ACCI 2009 Outsanding Research Contribution Award.
October is the Cancer Awareness month for Nigeria. To mark the 2008 Nigeria’s Cancer Awareness month, Africa Cancer Care Inc. (ACCI) conducted yet another cancer medical program. This time our program was conducted in Kaduna and Cross River States. The Cancer Awareness program was kicked off with a ‘Walk-A-Thorn’. This is the first cancer awareness walk of its kind in Abuja. Her Excellency, Hajiya Turai Umaru Yar’Adua, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was there to kick of the event which took place on October 11, 2008 at the Millennium Park. The walk started from that part of the park adjacent to the Transcorp Hotel, passed the Eagle Square, the Federal Ministry of Health, and returned back to the Millennium Park through the entrance on the Opposite side.
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CANCER CARE NEWS WATCH MAY 22, 2008
By: Dr. Eucharia Iwuanyanwu, President, ACCI.
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Africa Cancer Care Inc Receives President Bush’s, Presidential Volunteer Service Award, May 12, 2008
AFRICAN CANCER CARE NEWS WATCH
By Dr. Eucharia Iwuanyanwu, President, ACCI.
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