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Volume 8 Supplement 1

Selected articles from The International Workshop on Cancer Advocacy for African Countries (CAAC) 2011

Proceedings

Edited by Folakemi Odedina, Richard Segal and Shannon Pressey

Funding for publication of this supplement came from the National Cancer Institute (Award Number R13CA162899). The Supplement Editors declare that they have no competing interests.

The International Workshop on Cancer Advocacy for African Countries. Go to conference site.

Cairo, Egypt29 November 2011

  1. Oftentimes, cancer advocates in Africa look at the developed nations in North America and Europe for guidance on cancer advocacy. However, lessons learnt from developed nations do not necessarily apply to the ...

    Authors: Folakemi T Odedina, Belmira Rodrigues and Priya Raja
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2013 8(Suppl 1):S6
  2. In this paper, we present six case studies describing innovative cancer advocacy programs in Africa. For each case study, an example of an advocacy activity, list of factors contributing to the success of the ...

    Authors: Folakemi T Odedina and Belmira Rodrigues
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2013 8(Suppl 1):S7
  3. Although there is significant evidence of a cancer epidemic in Africa, there is limited awareness about cancer in most African countries. By partnering with international organizations and institutions such as...

    Authors: Folakemi T Odedina, Kwanele Asante-Shongwe, Emmanuel J Kandusi, Richard Segal, Shannon Pressey, R Renee Reams and Virgil H Simons
    Citation: Infectious Agents and Cancer 2013 8(Suppl 1):S8

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