Tag: Cancer
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BRECAN parleys Ondo health sector on effective cancer control
The wife of the Ondo State Governor, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has called for collaborations among key players in the health sector towards ensuring effective cancer control in the state. Speaking at the BRECAN lunch meeting with all health professionals in the state at an event which took place at the Multipurpose Hall of the Federal…
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Obaseki visits accident victims, takes responsibility of 5-year-old cancer treatment
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has visited and offset medical bills of persons who suffered various degrees of injuries, in a road accident involving a bus attached to the Governor’s Press Unit and two vehicles, in Ugbowo area of Benin City. Some of the victims are admitted and receiving medical care at the University…
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Bakeries in Nigeria still use cancer-causing chemical to bake bread – Expert raises alarm
A professor of food chemistry at Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, Oladunni Akinnawo has alerted the Federal Government and other relevant agencies of how bakers have continued the use of a banned substance, potassium bromate in baking bread. Recall that the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, had earlier warned bakeries to…
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SNEPCo donates radiotherapy equipment to fight cancer
Nigeria last week joined other countries of the world to mark the 2018 World Cancer Day. This year’s theme focused on exploring individual and collective drive to reduce global burden of cancer. It outlined actions that communities and individuals could take to save lives, achieve greater equity in cancer care and make fighting cancer a…
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I am still in a little bit of pain- Banky W on battle with cancer
Nigerian pop star and Empire Mates Entertainment boss, Banky W has disclosed that his decade-long battle with cancer is finally over. In an hour-long Instagram Live Session with TheNETng, Banky said he is still in a little bit of pains, thanking God for his healing. According to them: “The good news is that I…
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10,000 Nigerians die of cancer annually – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Friday in Abuja said 10,000 people die annually due to agony and lack of basic equipment for treatment of cancer. Adewole said at the inauguration of the National Hospital’s Radiotherapy Centre with new Multilleave Lenear Accelerator for cancer treatment. He attributed the number of deaths to lack…
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Claims that telecom masts cause cancer untrue – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, disputed claims that the telecommunication masts cause cancer and other health problems. This was revealed by the Zonal Controller of the NCC, South-East, Mrs. Emilia Nwokoro during a consumer conversation forum organised by the Commission in Enugu. She noted that several studies have been conducted to ascertain whether telecommunication masts…
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Stop giving oral sex, it causes cancer, Gynaecologist warns lovers
A professor, Adegboyega Fawole of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH, has warned that Human Papiloma Virus (HPV) has been found in the throat of people engaging in oral sex. Mr. Fawole, who is of the Department of Gynaecology, UITH, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin on Tuesday that HPV was mostly…
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On-air-personality Sensei Uche diagnosed with cancer
On-air-personality, Uche Agbai, popularly known as Sensei Uche, has revealed he is battling with cancer. According to the City 105.1FM presenter, he has been diagnosed with stage three nasal lymphoma, which he got a whiff of in December 2016. He added that he had completed two courses of chemotherapy at Lakeshore Center in Lagos. Uche…
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‘Eating Suya can cause nine major diseases’
A new research has claimed that eating roasted beef and lamb, popularly called Suya in Nigeria, increases chances of dying from nine major diseases. Results published in the British Medical Journal, revealed that people who ate the most red meat were 26% more likely to die of various diseases. Red meat raises the risk of…