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Polaris offers free prostate cancer screening to 250 men
Following the success of its 2024 free prostate cancer screening, Polaris Bank has again partnered with Men’s Health Clinic to launch
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How to boost cancer care in Nigeria
Nigeria has a substantial cancer epidemic, with breast, cervical, prostate, and liver cancers being the most prevalent types. According to the GLOBOCAN report for 2020, Nigeria accounted for 11 per cent of all new cancer cases in Africa.
Organisations partner to raise awareness on oral cancer
Beaconhill Smile Foundation and Lakeshore Cancer Centre have moved for increased awareness on oral cancer in Africa.
‘80% of cancer cases preventable with early detection, lifestyle’
The Executive Director, Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), Dr. Honestus Ayobami Obadiora yesterday raised concerns over the upsurge in cases of cancer-related ailments in the country, saying 80 percent of cancer cases were preventable with early detection, and living a modest lifestyle.
‘How we provided lifeline for thousands of women with cancer’
A decade of dedicated service by Cancer Aware Nigeria, a non-profit organisation focused on prevention and early detection of breast
Ekiti declares free cancer testing in honour of late Deputy Governor
The Ekiti State Government has declared free breasts and cervical cancer test in honour of the former Deputy Governor of the state, Mrs Funmilayo Olayinka, who died of cancer 10 years ago.
How to prevent cancer morbidity, mortality in Nigeria, by DevComs
To prevent deaths and infirmity due to cancer in Nigeria would require national and sub-national public awareness and literacy aimed at finding cancer early and treating it.
WIA champions health advocacy on breast cancer awareness
Women In Advertising (WIA), an initiative of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), has taken a bold step in championing health advocacy with the successful launch of the “Walk for Her” Breast Cancer Awareness in Lagos.
STL Capital Group, COPE renew breast cancer awareness campaign
In a sustained effort to combat breast cancer and promote early detection among Nigerian women, STL Capital Group has reaffirmed its partnership with the Care Organisation Public Enlightenment (COPE), extending its three-year collaboration..
N20m to treat cancer, N1m for radiotherapy
Cancer kills no fewer than 78,000 Nigerians and infects 125,000 new persons yearly with breast, prostate, cervical and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma accounting for approximately half of all cancer cases, recent reports have shown.
