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Newsletter No. 42

June 2016 Newsletter

  • June is all about men
  • Minority Men: 7 Steps to Better Health (Slideshow)
  • National Men’s Health Week June 13 – 19

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Newsletter No. 41

May 2016 Newsletter

  • CASEC Medical Mission
  • Sierra leone Diaspora Medical Mission
  • Bladder Cancer

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Newsletter No. 40

April 2016 Newsletter

  • Minority Health Month
  • CASEC Information Exchange Conference
  • Global Health Catalyst Summit @ Harvard Medical School

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Newsletter No. 39

March 2016 Newsletter

  • Colon Cancer Awareness – Act Now – Get Screened
  • CASEC Information Exchange Conference
  • Global Health Catalyst Summit @ Harvard Medical School

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Newsletter No. 38

February 2016 Newsletter

  • World Cancer Day 2016 – Talk about cancer
  • We can prevent cancer
  • National Wear Red Day is February 5, 2016

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Newsletter No. 37

January 2016 Newsletter

  • 10 things about cervical cancer
  • Brain Gain – Sierra Leone Diaspora Medical Mission
  • Miss Cameroon USA visits Cameroon – focuses on the CASEC message

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Newsletter No. 36

December 2015 Newsletter

  • Season’s Greetings
  • 2000-2015 – Reporting on HIV AIDS
  • Satellite in Gabon tracks Africa’s ‘lung’

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Newsletter No. 34

Cameroon: Walking to Conquer Cancer

Cameroon: Walking to Conquer CancerSeveral people on November 7, 2015, participated in a two-hour walk in Cameroon’s main port city, Douala,...

Newsletter No. 35

November 2015 Newsletter

  • World Pancreatic Cancer Day on November 13, 2015 – Wear purple to show support
  • American Lung Association Public Service Announcement
  • Palliative care in Africa, a global challenge

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Newsletter No. 33

October 2015 Newsletter

  • Wear it Pink, Friday October 23rd
  • We make more progress when we walk together, American Cancer Society
  • 4th Annual CASEC Awards Dinner; pictures and video

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Newsletter No. 32

September 2015 Newsletter

  • Understand Your Cancer Risk
  • Ovaries get cancer too!
  • Sickle cell awareness month

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Newsletter No. 31

August 2015 Newsletter

  • What vaccines do you need? August is National Immunization Month
  • 4th Annual CASEC Walk to Fight and…WIN! September 26
  • 4th Annual CASEC Fundraising Gala, October 10

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Breast cancer expert webinar flyer: 28 October 2026, 6 PM WAT, 1 PM EDT, livestream on Facebook

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Breast Cancer Expert Webinar: Prevention, Early Detection, Lifestyle and Treatment

  • Wednesday 28 October 2026, 1:00 pm
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Wednesday 28 October, 6 PM Cameroon time (1 PM EDT), live on our Facebook page. Prevention, early detection, lifestyle and treatment, with our panel of specialists.

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