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4 Feb
Namibia's President Hage Geingob died early Sunday in a hospital in Windhoek, the presidential office said in a statement. He was 82.
4 Feb
With nearly 10 million deaths and nearly 20 million new cases in 2022, cancer remains one of the world's biggest killers, according to a report on Thursday by the World Health Organization.
2 Feb
Global cancer cases are expected to rise by around 77 percent by the middle of the century, UN health authorities said on Thursday.
1 Feb
The Vice-Chancellor of Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba (PAAU), Prof Marietu Ohunene Tenuche, has called on government at all levels to urgently establish mechanism where patients suffering from cancer could receive treatment at subsidised rate as a result of huge capital involvement in handling the ailment. Tenuche, who noted that the treatment of the disease…
22 Jan
In a somber announcement, the King Center revealed on Monday that Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has passed away at the age of 62. Dexter succumbed to prostate cancer at his home in Malibu, California. The news, first reported by @apnews, highlights…
14 Jan
The Federal Government will review the National Policy and Strategic Plan for Hospice and Palliative Care 2021, to ensure cancer patients live a fairly good quality life.
9 Jan
Cancer, a word that strikes fear into the hearts of many is a battle faced by millions around the globe, including Nigeria. In a country where healthcare resources can be scarce, and saddled with misinformation, improving health literacy among cancer patients is paramount for promoting better health and well-being. This is the take of Mr…
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