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Eleven ways we implement CASEC

CASEC: one mission, multiple pathways

Everything we do falls under CASEC: Cancer Awareness, Screening/prevention, Early detection and Care. From cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment support to comprehensive medical missions, each program is one way we carry it out.

  1. 01 Medical Missions
  2. 02 Workshops & Health Fairs
  3. 03 MMPF eMed Network
  4. 04 CASEC Walk
  5. 05 World Cancer Day
  6. 06 CASEC Information Exchange
  7. 07 CASEC Crowns
  8. 08 CASEC Care
  9. 09 Community Partnership
  10. 10 CASEC Companion
  11. 11 CASEC Awards
The engine behind it all Cancer Awareness, Screening/prevention, Early detection and Care Our flagship, year-round cancer program: awareness, screening and prevention, early detection and care, on every mission and every day in between.

How CASEC fits together

One person, cared for all the way

Each pathway of CASEC meets people at a different moment, and some programs serve more than one. Together they follow one person from the first conversation about cancer, through screening and treatment, to palliative and hospice care at the very end.

  1. 1Cancer awareness

    Talking about cancer openly, dispelling myths and building early detection habits.

  2. 2Screening and prevention

    Free screening for breast, cervical, prostate, oral and colorectal cancer, and HPV immunization.

  3. 3Early detection

    Finding cancer and precancer early, when treatment works best.

  4. 4Care

    Treatment and follow-up after treatment, support for patients and families, and at the very end palliative and hospice care.

Capacity building

The people, partners and skills that keep CASEC going.

Our programs, one by one

A surgical team in masks and gowns at work
Plate 01 Surgery 2016 mission, Bana

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Medical Missions

A mobile hospital, free for a week

Each year our volunteer physicians, surgeons, nurses and pharmacists deploy a mobile hospital in underserved communities for a week to provide free cancer screening, surgery, treatment and medication, side by side with local health workers.

  1. Week-long mobile hospital Free screenings, surgeries, treatments and medications in a single, accessible location.
  2. Priority cancer screenings Breast, cervical, prostate, colorectal and oral cancer screenings alongside comprehensive clinical services.
  3. Empowering local health workers Partnering with local hospitals and clinics to train on-site staff and build lasting community capacity.
Read about Medical Missions
Workshops & Health Fairs

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Workshops & Health Fairs

Cancer education and screening in the community

Year-round workshops and health fairs that teach communities about cancer, dispel myths and offer screening, including education on HPV and cervical cancer.

  1. Year-round Workshops and health fairs between the medical missions, every year.
  2. Talking about cancer Cancer facts, risk factors and symptoms, open to everyone.
  3. Screening Free screening where we can, to find cancer early.
Read about Workshops & Health Fairs
A doctor at a laptop consulting a mother and child
Plate 03 Telemedicine with doctors in the USA 2016 mission, Bana

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MMPF eMed Network

Specialist support across distance

Telemedicine that connects our volunteer providers and patients with specialist opinions, follow-up care and training, wherever they are.

  1. Specialist support Clinical support for our volunteer providers and their patients.
  2. Across distance Connects medical mission doctors to medical expertise worldwide.
  3. Peer support Peer to peer support for physicians dealing with challenging cases.
Read about MMPF eMed Network

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CASEC Walk

Walk to Fight Cancer and...WIN!

The annual cancer walk in Cameroon and the USA to honor those affected by cancer, raise awareness and advocate for regular screening and early detection.

  1. In the USA and in Cameroon Walks in Maryland and in Cameroon: Douala, sometimes Yaounde as well, with plans for other towns.
  2. Since 2012 Our first walk events took place on 27 October 2012, with over 350 participants in Cameroon and 200 in the USA.
  3. Screening and testimonials Includes health screenings, cancer sensitization sessions and testimonials from survivors.
Read about CASEC Walk
World Cancer Day

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World Cancer Day

Every year on 4 February

Each year around 4 February we join the global day of action with public talks, free screening and visits to cancer patients in Cameroon.

  1. Public talks Cancer facts, risk factors and symptoms, open to everyone.
  2. Free screening Breast and cervical cancer screening in Cameroon.
  3. Gifts for patients Donation of pain medication, fruit, wigs and prayer cards to patients undergoing cancer treatment in hospitals across Cameroon.
Read about World Cancer Day

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CASEC Information Exchange

Conferences, webinars and media

Conferences, health summits and virtual discussions that bring health workers, survivors and communities together to close the cancer care gap for Africans and people of African descent.

  1. Information Exchange Closing the cancer care gap for Africans and people of African descent.
  2. Health summits Training for our volunteers in Cameroon.
  3. Online panels Virtual discussions open to everyone, wherever they are.
Read about CASEC Information Exchange
CASEC Crowns

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CASEC Crowns

Donated wigs and breast prosthetics for women with cancer

First we receive donations of new or gently used wigs, breast prosthetics and mastectomy essentials. They are cleaned, conditioned and sanitized. Then we gift them to women in need who are undergoing cancer treatment.

  1. You donate New or gently used wigs, breast prosthetics and mastectomy essentials.
  2. We prepare Each donation is cleaned, conditioned and sanitized.
  3. We gift Donated items are gifted to women in need who are undergoing cancer treatment.
Read about CASEC Crowns
Nurses in blue tending a patient on an examination bed
Plate 08 Nursing care 2016 mission, Bana

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CASEC Care

Patient support

We provide comprehensive, whole-person care that bridges clinical, emotional, financial and practical gaps for cancer patients and their caregivers.

  1. Care deliveries We bring essential everyday comfort items, vitamins, fresh fruits, wigs, and prayer cards right to patients in hospital or at home.
  2. CASEC Companion We assist patients by providing transportation and accompanying them to their medical appointments.
  3. Palliative and hospice care We treat the individual, not just the disease, by focusing on long-term well-being and pain management.
Read about CASEC Care
Community members of CODENE presenting supplies
Plate 09 CODENE, the organising partner 2024 mission, Ngoazip

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Community Partnership

No single organization can do this alone

No single organization can eradicate the global inequities in healthcare alone. Our legacy is built on deeply rooted, multi-sector partnerships with global health organizations, regional hospitals, corporate advocates and community leaders.

  1. Six MOUs Memorandums of understanding executed with hospitals, community organizations and a university.
  2. 17 service partners Medical mission service partners.
  3. Working with government Collaboration with the Cameroon Ministry of Health, the National Committee for the Fight Against Cancer, the Montgomery County, Maryland Cancer Control Program, and the Maryland Department of Health.
Read about Community Partnership
CASEC Companion

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CASEC Companion

We go with you to treatment

Members and volunteers visit cancer patients, provide transportation and accompany them to their medical appointments, with small gifts, prayers and a whole lot of love.

  1. We visit Members and volunteers visit cancer patients in hospital or at home.
  2. We drive Transportation to and from medical appointments.
  3. We stay with you We accompany patients to their treatments.
Read about CASEC Companion
CASEC Awards

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CASEC Awards

Honoring the people who close the care gap

Each year we honor individuals and groups whose work brings cancer awareness, screening, early detection and care to the communities that need it most.

  1. Power of One One individual or group changing the health of whole communities.
  2. Youth Advocacy A young voice empowering a new generation.
  3. CASEC Catalyst Inspiring health change through CASEC, in the diaspora and on the continent.
Read about CASEC Awards
A crowd waiting under yellow umbrellas outside the hospital
Waiting under the umbrellas 2017 mission, Maroua
This medical mission is by far the highlight of my year! I have volunteered many times in the US in health outreach programs but this time it was so different because of the response and the number of people who showed up.
Gladys Volunteer, triage, 2016 Medical Missions

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