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The Executive Director of Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), Sabina Idowu-Osehobo has expressed concern over the alarming cases of cancer stressing that at least 102,000 new cases of cancer occur annually in Nigeria with over 60 percent in women battling breast and cervical cancer.
The Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) has said the high rate of migration, popularly called ‘japa’ syndrome, is impacting the number of oncologists attending to cancer patients in the country.
The Founder Prostate Cancer Transatlantic Consortium and Famous Cancer Scientist from University of Florida, US, Prof. Folakemi Odedina received the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship to study prostate cancer in West African men.
The International Visitor Leadership Programme Alumni Association (IVLPAA), in partnership with the Amuwo-Odofin Local Council and Oncopadi, a Lagos-based cancer treatment hospital, gathered in Amuwo-Odofin has stressed the urgent need for awareness, early detection, and improved access to cancer care in Nigeria.
Association of Radiation and Clinical Oncologists of Nigeria (ARCON) has reaffirmed its commitment to improving cancer care in Nigeria, as countries mark World Cancer Day.
In commemoration of World Cancer Day, a healthcare solutions provider, PPC Healthcare, has called on Nigerians to embrace routine cancer screening to increase the chances of early detection, which is a critical step in combating the disease.
About 8.8 million people die every year from cancer, mostly in low and middle-income countries because cancer cases are diagnosed too late.This is coming as the total annual economic cost of cancer through healthcare expenditure......
In Nigeria, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer-affecting women, second only to breast cancer. It is a disease in which cancerous cells form in the tissues of the cervix.
To commemorate breast cancer awareness month, Rotary Club of Lagos Island has organized “Rotopink Walkathon”, a walk against breast cancer to sensitise women of the prevalence of breast cancer....
EHA Impact Ventures (EIV) has announced a $100,000 follow-on investment in health technology company Ananya Health to support the development and regulatory clearance of its cervical cancer prevention device. The…
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