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Nigeria gets first AI ultrasound therapy for prostate cancer
Nigeria has recorded a major milestone in cancer treatment with the introduction of artificial- intelligence–driven focal therapy for prostate cancer
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Global cancer burden to exceed $33.2 trillion, 35m cases yearly by 2050
Global economic cost of cancer is projected to surpass $33.2 trillion by 2050, with nearly 35 million people expected to develop the disease each year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
‘Breast cancer, leading cause of deaths in women’ – SOCRON
The Society of Oncology and Cancer Research of Nigeria (SOCRON) asserted that breast cancer could be found in both young and the elderly
Cancer centre raises concern over deaths of Nigerians under 50
The Medical Director of Asi Ukpo Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Calabar, Dr Kajogbola Gbenga, has expressed concern over cases of sudden collapse and death among Nigerians below 50, attributing the trend…
1 In 11 Nigerian women at cancer risk as experts raise alarm
...As Pink Africa screens hundreds in Calabar Stakeholders in the health sector have raised alarm over rising breast cancer burden in Nigeria, revealing that one in 11 women is at…
NICRAT, BioVana establish eight centres to advance targeted cancer therapy
The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) has initiated plans to establish a national cancer biobank network across Nigeria, a move expected to strengthen cancer research, improve understanding…
‘Available radiotherapy machines inadequate for cancer treatment, management’
Citing cancer as the second leading cause of death globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that an estimated 19.9 million new cases of cancer and almost 10 million deaths from cancer are recorded yearly.
CancerAware Nigeria marks 10 years of fight against cancer
CancerAware Nigeria, a women's cancer NPO dedicated to cancer prevention and early detection has celebrated its 10th anniversary.
New cancer care facility unveiled in Lagos
Pearl Oncology Specialist Hospital, a trailblazing medical facility dedicated to providing world-class cancer care in Nigeria, upgrades from a Cancer Clinic to a Specialist Cancer Care Hospital and officially opens its new facility with a grand launch event held in Lagos.
Hypertension, diabetes, cancer emerging Nigeria’s greatest health challenges
FG renovates 3,526 PHCs, trains 78,000 health workers Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has warned that non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including hypertension, diabetes, cancer and stroke, are…
