On the issue of the government’s response to childhood cancer, he said efforts were in place to include it in the Cancer Health Fund.
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Mrs Soludo, the Founder of Healthy Living Initiative, made the call on Tuesday in Awka, to commemorate the 2025 World Cancer Day.
With initiatives spanning cutting-edge medical facilities to grassroots health programmes, the state-owned oil giant is setting a new standard for private-sector engagement in public health.
Blessing, another fallen victim in the ever-growing statistics of women killed by cancer in Nigeria, silently and secretly battled the debilitating illness without sharing her burden with her siblings.
In a testimony share on Sunday, Okupe revealed that he is completely free from cancer after being first diagnosed with prostate cancer 16 years ago.
Even when you try to encourage them, they feel reluctant to accept that anything positive can still happen to them.
King Charles has been receiving care as an outpatient since early February, and sources have said that in spite of the welcome news the king still has cancer and will continue to be treated for the undisclosed form of the disease.
Real name Enitan Bakare, the erstwhile beautiful actress is now a shadow of her old vivacious self, having been battling with breast cancer since 2020.
In a video statement, Catherine says it was a “huge shock” after an “incredibly tough couple of months”.
According to latest figures from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a specialised branch of the UN World Health Organisation, there are predicted to be more than 35 million cancer cases during 2050, up from the estimated 20 million in 2022.
Ideally, every political contest or contest for an election is expected to start internally within parties.
Dr Usman Aliyu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Saturday in Abuja.
The facility is being funded with the N2.5billion donation by the Abdul Samad Rabiu Initiative (ASR Africa) which is owned by the BUA Group.
Doctors said this week his cancer had advanced and that he requires care related to renal and cardiac dysfunction.
Pele, 82, has been battling colon cancer since September 2021 and was hospitalised on November 29 for doctors to reevaluate his treatment.
Sanwo-Olu who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Dr Eniayewun Ademuyiwa, gave the advice at the 57th Annual Scientific Conference of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) Wednesday in the State
The warning of the new disease was contained in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, on Friday.
The survivors made the call on Friday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the side-lines of a cancer sensitization programme in Owerri.
The bill tilled, “National Centre For Cancer Treatment Bill, 2022”, scaled second reading on the floor and was sponsored by Senator Oseni Yakubu (Kogi Central).
The Dutch manager told Sunday night, a local talk show, that the team did not know about his diagnosis and he plans to lead them in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in November.