Tag: Cancer
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Cancer: Military man loses half his manhood after misdiagnosed three times
A n army warrant officer who had half of his penis removed after doctors misdiagnosed his cancer three times has been told he may only have a year left to live. Gavin Brooks, 45, a dad of two from Crewe, UK says he has been left with
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The health wars of people in their 50s and 60s – By Francis Ewherido
When I was growing up, death was so distant. Once in a while, my parents discussed someone who died. Most times, I did not even know the person. Not anymore; as I grow older, news of deaths has become more regular and closer: death of two siblings, relatives, in-laws, friends, acquaintances and people I know…
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Women who don’t breast feed susceptible to breast cancer — expert
The Chairperson, Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) Plateau chapter, Prof. Amaka Ocheke, says that women who don’t breastfeed are more susceptible to the risk of getting breast cancer. Ocheke who is a consultant obstetrician and gynecologist with the University of Jos Teaching Hospital (JUTH), said this during a breast cancer awareness walk in Jos.
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Ex-African heavyweight champion, Ekwelum down with cancer
Ngozika Ekwelum, a former African Boxing Union (ABU) Heavyweight Champion is down with health challenges suspected to be prostate cancer. Ekwuelum told NAN that he had been in and out of hospital, including the three months he spent at the cancer department of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu since the ailment developed…
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Experts decry neglect of disease ravaging African continent
A team of health experts has come together to lead efforts to proffer solutions for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a bacteria identified to cause gastritis and gastric cancer, that is ravaging the African continent. The team of experts led by Prof Stella Smith (FAS) officially presented the African Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Initiative (AHMSI) at…
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2Baba visits Sound Sultan’s grave in the US
Ace Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, better known as 2Baba, has paid a visit to the cemetery in the United States where late Nigerian rapper, Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, was buried. Sound Sultan died on July 11, 2021, after a 4-year battle with angioimmunoblastic t-cell lymphoma — a type of blood cancer…
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Nigerian journalists mourn death of Daily Trust correspondent, Mutum
At Daily Trust, he worked hard to make his presence felt in the beats assigned to him
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BREAKING: Gospel singer, Chinedu Nwadike is dead
Popular gospel singer, Chinedu Nwadike is dead, TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) learnt.
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Atomic Energy Agency launches cancer care initiative in Africa
IAEA launches cancer care initiative in Africa
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SAD! Pastor Taiwo Odukoya loses twin sister one month after wife
Senior Pastor of the Fountain of Life Bible Church Pastor Taiwo Odukoya has lost his twin sister Kehinde Hassan. TheNewsGuru gathered that the 65-year-old died on Thursday of complications from cancer. Hassan’s demise was confirmed by Odukoya’s daughter Tolu Ijogun in an Instagram post on Thursday night. “My Dearest Aunty K, my birthing partner and…