Senator Tinubu made this call in a message commemorating the 2025 World Cancer Day on Tuesday, where she highlighted the devastating impact of cancer on individuals and families across Nigeria and beyond.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the screening, tagged: “World Cancer Day 2023: Let’s Defeat Cervical Cancer, IBEDC Awareness Initiative,” was held at the Pathology Department, Osun State University Teaching Hospital (UNIOSUTH), Osogbo.
He disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja to mark the World Cancer Day, annually marked on February 4 to raise awareness on cancer and to encourage its prevention, early detection and treatment.
Fayemi made this call during an awareness walk with some female government officials to commemorate the day, reiterating that since cancer knows no border, early detection remained the only solution.
The Kwara State Government on Wednesday flagged off a statewide free screening for cervical and breast cancer as part of the activities to commemorate the World Cancer Day and strengthen public awareness on the deadly disease.
Sahara Group and The Dorcas Cancer Foundation are joining forces to increase awareness of the cancer scourge in a bid to reinforce the role early detection plays in preventing avoidable morbidity and mortality from the disease, which claimed the lives of 9.6 million people in 2018.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally
Yukiya Amano, the Director-General of IAEA, said millions of people continued to suffer from cancer in developing countries due to lack of access to effective prevention, screening, early diagnosis and treatment
In a message released to the Commemoration of the 2017 World Cancer Day on Saturday, WHO called for improved access to treatment of cancer
Oyesegun made the assertion in Abuja at the commemoration of the World Cancer Day slated for every February 4 worldwide
Prof. Adewole made this statement on Wednesday during the commemoration of the 2016 World Cancer Day in Abuja