Tag: Cancer
Schools to establish cancer awareness clubs
The Parent Teachers Association (PTA), Plateau chapter, has urged authorities of primary and secondary schools in the state to create…
8.8 million people die from cancer every year-WHO
New World Health Organisation, WHO figures released this week indicate that each year 8.8 million people die from cancer, mostly…
Group advocates for intensified sensitisation on cancer
The Civil Society for Cancer Eradication in Nigeria on Friday, called on relevant stakeholders to consistently create more awareness of…
NGO advocates regular cancer screening
Stand Up To Cancer Nigeria, a cancer advocacy NGO has called for regular screening for early detection and survival of…
No cancer machine working in Nigeria—Health Minister
Nigeria’s minister of health, Professor Isaac Adewole speaks on various efforts by his ministry to improve health care delivery. He…
9,000 women die of cervical cancer yearly in Nigeria
An Oncologist, Dr Kehinde Okunade, has said that no fewer than 9,000 Nigerian women die yearly as a result of…
Ex-Ekiti lawmaker loses wife to cancer
Former Ekiti State lawmaker, Mr Ayodeji Odu has lost his wife, Mrs Bimbola Odu, to cancer. A statement on her…
Senate to legislate on cancer
Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Olanrewaju Tejuoso, on Monday expressed the Senate’s commitment to passing a bill that would strengthened…
Scientists ‘find cancer’s Achilles heel’
BBC News: Scientists believe they have discovered a way to “steer” the immune system to kill cancers. They have developed…
UK launches new trial to test cancer vaccine
A team of researchers is testing a new vaccine in Britain, which is aimed at enabling the immune system to…
Lagos lawmaker counsels on cancer prevention
Eromosele Ebhomele The Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health Services, Segun Olulade, has urged Nigerians to desist…
Ex- OOU VC, Oyeneye dies
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Vice Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago Iwoye, Prof. Yinusa Olatunji Oyeneye died yesterday and has…
Cancer expert seeks oil block allocation for cancer management
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN To tackle the menace of cancer disease in the country, an expert in Radiotherapy and Oncology, Prof. Aderemi…
Alison-Madueke’s ‘cancer’ picture draws sympathy
Eromosele Ebhomele A photograph confirming that Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke is indeed battling cancer is…
Dying fan gets to see ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ after internet campaign
On Thursday, an unfinished cut of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was screened for Daniel Fleetwood, a 32-year-old Houston resident…