Tag: Breast Cancer
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Why women should go for regular breast exam
Dr Ifeoma Ajuba, Consultant Haematologist, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, has urged women to embrace regular breast examination to detect breast cancer at the early stages of growth.
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How to survive breast cancer
A Nurse Clinician, Mrs Omolara Olaosebikan, says early detection of breast cancer is key to breast cancer cure and improving the survival rate of patients.
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Polaris Bank commences Phase IV of its breast cancer screening exercise
Polaris Bank has announced that it has commenced breast cancer screening for its staff and customers meant to reduce the incidence of breast cancer in Nigeria.
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Breast cancer is visible in men too-WHO
Though, breast cancer is commoner in females with about one in every eight women likely to develop it. In fact the strongest risk factor for the development of breast cancer is being a woman but still about 0.5 to one per cent of breast cancers occur in men. According to the World Health Organisation, breast…
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My story shows breast cancer is beatable – Ondo First Lady
“Having survived breast cancer for twenty-four years and still counting, there is no better poster child to show that breast cancer can be beaten if we take the right steps at the right time. One of such steps is being breast aware, which I strongly believe is the entry point to surviving breast cancer. Given…
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TNG Health Tips: All you need to know about breast cancer, prevention and control
Breast cancer is the top cancer in women both in the developed and the developing world. Breast cancer is increasing in the developing world due to increase life expectancy, increase urbanization and adoption of western lifestyles. Although some risk reduction might be achieved with prevention, these strategies cannot eliminate the majority of breast cancers that…
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50% of Nigerian women are living with breast cancer – CMD
Dr Jide Owolana, the Chief Medical Director, Living Standard Hospital, Benin, says about 50 per cent of Nigerian women are living with unknown breast cancer. Jide made this revelation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Benin. He listed swelling of all or parts of a breast, skin irritation…
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Akeredolu’s wife gets international award on breast cancer advocacy
The wife of Ondo state Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu has just been given a high level recognition award on her untiring effort at raising the bar of awareness over the breast cancer challenge among the women of Ondo state, nay Nigeria , in the ongoing Global Health Catalyst (GHC) summit at Harvard Medical school,…
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FUTA VC lauds Betty Akeredolu on breast cancer awareness
Wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has received a pat on the back for her endless commitment towards raising awareness on breast cancer in Nigeria. The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Professor Joseph Adeola Fuwape, gave the commendation during a lunch meeting organized by Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria…
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Ex-minister, Nenadi Usman facing prosecution for N4.9bn fraud granted permission for breast cancer treatment in US
Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday granted permission to a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, to travel to the United States of America for breast cancer treatment. Justice Rilwan Aikawa ordered the release of her passport to her to enable her to embark on the trip on December 18. The judge…