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Tag "cancer"
Cancer scare: Importation of indomie noodles remains banned – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has reaffirmed that the agency has banned the importation of Indomie noodles into the country. The Director General of
Do mosquito bites cause typhoid fever?
Enter “Ask The Doctor” Public Health Physician, Dr. Imo Okon today begins NHO’s help column, Ask The Doctor, our new column designed to assist readers with free counselling on their health
WHO prioritizes access to diabetes, cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists
Says high prices and low availability still a major barrier for patients’ access to new and old medicines World Health Organisation
Lagos First Lady urges stakeholders to fight cancer ignorance
as Sebeccly, others conduct free screening and treatment of 7, 000 women To eliminate cervical cancer in Lagos and Nigeria in general, the First Lady of Lagos State, Dr Mrs.
Nigeria records 102,000 new cases of cancer annually – NGO
The Executive Director, Project Pink Blue, an NGO, Mr Runcie Chidebe, says Nigeria records about 102,000 new cases of cancer every year and a significant low surviving rate. Chidebe made
Nigeria is far behind in modern cancer treatment – Indian Cancer specialist
A renowned Indian radiation oncologist (specialist in cancer treatment) Dr. Madhusudhan, currently on a visit to the country, says Nigeria is still lagging behind in the use of modern technologies
Thoughts for Nigerian cancer patients
Sam Eferaro This Week No matter what doctors or other experts will say, the diagnosis of cancer, to me, is like a death sentence, especially in Nigeria – and I
Processed meat can cause cancer
– IARC Report reveals The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has evaluated the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat
Stakeholders to converge on Abuja for cancer summit
With the goal of reducing death from breast cancer, The Cancer Education and Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria (CEAFON), in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health, will host about 500
Antioxidant use may promote spread of cancer
A team of scientists at the Children’s Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) has made a discovery that suggests cancer cells benefit more from antioxidants than normal cells, raising concerns
Why Nigeria Must go pink to fight cancer – Prof. Okoye
Professor of Radiology, College of Med, UNN/UNTH, Coordinator, ‘Breast Without Spot and Nigeria’s most prominent cancer awareness campaigner says Nigerians must be united in pink throughout the month of October
Day Abuja turned pink against cancer
By Kemi Yesufu All over the world, October is the breast cancer awareness month and the 5th day in the month is the Go Pink Day. Pink is the official