Tag: Radiotherapy Machine
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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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Cancer: 28 African countries have no single radiotherapy machine – UN agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has decried the lack of a single radiotherapy machine for cancer treatment in 28 African countries. Yukiya Amano, Director-General of IAEA, said millions of people continued to suffer from cancer in developing countries, due to lack of access to effective prevention, screening, early diagnosis and treatment. Amano, at an…