Cervical cancer
12 Mar 2018
Cervical cancer is the second commonest cancer in women worldwide. It is the cancer of the cervix - the lower, narrow end of the uterus (or womb) connecting the vagina (the birth canal) to the upper part of the uterus. Cervical cancer is easy to prevent and also curable when found and treated early. The…
1 Feb 2018
As part of its corporate social responsibility initiative to maintain a healthy environment, Equity Assurance Plc. in collaboration with Managed Healthcare Service limited, members of Sunu Group, provided free cervical cancer screening to women at Surulere, while they sensitized residence on the need for cancer prevention. The screening, which took place at the Optimal Cancer…
29 Jan 2018
Every two minutes around the world, a woman dies of cervical cancer. In 2017, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that the number of Nigerian women suffering from cervical cancer annually totalled 14,089 making it the second leading cause of cancer deaths. Sadly, this statistics is not only high in Nigeria. Up to 530, 000…
14 Sep 2017
The Exquisite Magazine #SMEARIT campaign continues with 500 women to be screened free on the 16th of September at the EMAC Smearathon 2017 in partnership with Access women network and the W community.
28 Aug 2017
The Federal Government has been charged to formulate a national policy that would help vaccinate female children below 12 years to prevent cervical cancer among women in the next 20-30 years.
15 Apr 2017
As part of efforts to promote women’s health and draw awareness to the danger cervical cancer poses to the nation, a non-governmental organization, Great Emerald Multi Services in conjunction with 042 Entertainment....
4 Feb 2017
As part of its contribution towards improving the health status of the community, the Rotary Club of Ibadan, Onireke Neighborhood, has concluded its training course for health workers at the Primary Healthcare Centre, Oniyanrin, Ibadan.
23 Jan 2017
Cervical cancer comes in subtypes, said a study Monday that may boost the quest for life-saving treatments for a disease experts said is killing more women than previously thought.
21 Jan 2017
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12 Jan 2017
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.
3 Nov 2016
A medical journal, The Lancet, has said no fewer than 800,000 women die of breast and cervical cancers yearly and 90 per cent of these deaths occur in developing countries ...
25 Oct 2016
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday.