The Okapi Children Cancer Foundation (OCCF) on Tuesday sensitised several communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) about cancer awareness, early symptoms, and treatment to improve survival rates in Nigeria. During the event at the Dutse-Alhaji Chief Palace in Bwari Area Council, Ms Kemi Adekanye, Chief Volunteer and Founder of the foundation, emphasised the need…
Wife of the Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has called for intensified awareness on early cancer detection, saying the disease becomes deadly only when it is detected late. Mrs Soludo, the Founder of Healthy Living Initiative, made the call on Tuesday in Awka, to commemorate the 2025 World Cancer Day. The theme for this year’s…
Prof Jesse Otegbayo, Chief Medical Director (CMD), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has advised Nigerians to maintain a good lifestyle and regular medical screening for specific curable cancers. Otegbayo, an oncologist, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as Nigerians join in marking World Cancer Day on Tuesday. He…
Nigeria has joined 76 other countries to become a beneficiary of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC). The initiative is aimed at increasing the survival rate of children with cancer globally to at least 60 per cent by 2030 while reducing their suffering and improving their quality of life. The…
