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Ibadan players set for cancer awareness tourney
As part of its efforts to create awareness on cancer, Ibadan Golf Club (IGC) has concluded plans to host the fourth Cancer Awareness Golf Tournament on December 10 and 11.
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U.S. cancer institute endorses Nigerian herbal supplement
Nigerian herbal dietary supplement Jobelyn has earned recognition from the United States National Cancer Institute (NCI), placing it in the global database of drugs as an immune-modulating and chemopreventive product.
Amosun’s wife decries high cost of cancer treatment
Former First Lady of Ogun State, Mrs Olufunso Amosun, has lamented the high cost of cancer treatment and the poor access to health facilities in low and middle-income communities in the country.
First ladies lament absence of cancer vaccine on routine immunisation
Wives of incumbent and former governors, under the auspices of First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC), have lamented the non-inclusion of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) cancer vaccine on routine immunisation.
Tackling childhood cancer
Childhood Cancer is the leading cause of death in children under 18 and is actually a collection of diseases. Children are diagnosed with many different forms of cancer
Stakeholders advocate African-based clinical trials against prostate cancer
Stakeholders in the fight against prostate cancer have called on African governments and research institutions to prioritise Africa-based clinical trials, stressing that without homegrown solutions,
‘Quality of life is never factored into cancer care in Nigeria’
Ebunola Anozie is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Care Organisation Public Enlightenment (COPE), a breast cancer awareness network set up in 1995 and committed to reducing the mortality rate of breast cancer ...
Firm donates to breast cancer survivors
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark Breast Cancer Awareness in the month of October, Manebody Cosmetics Limited donated 100 special natural pink sugar soap bars to breast cancer survivors in Abuja.
Imo group seeks govt’s support to reduce cancer cases
Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), Imo State chapter, has called on government at all levels and other stakeholders to intensify efforts at reducing the rate of cancer cases in the country.
Institutions partner on reduced cancer treatment cost
Roche, an international pharmaceutical company in collaboration with the National Healthcare Insurance Authority (NHIA), had unveiled subsidised cancer medication drugs at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH).
