breast cancer

Kwara state government has screened over 4,000 women in 14 out of 16 local government areas of the state in the ongoing breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment among different ages of women.Speaking during one of the…

AN oncologist, Dr Samantha Okoro, has advised women to regularly go for check-ups and other breast cancer prevention and management measures. Okoro told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Wednesday that women should also conduct…

A medical technology company, Monitor Healthcare Ltd., screened more than 1,000 women for breast cancer from April to July. The company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Femi Ogunremi, made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency…

SOME breast cancer survivors who chose to be anonymous, on Wednesday, solicited the support of the Federal Government and philanthropists to access mastectomy brassieres in Nigeria to boost their confidence.They made the call during…

IT has been disclosed that timely treatment and regular breasts checks are the major ways through which breast cancer can be prevented among women particularly those of childbearing age.The disclosure was made by an Assistant…

From Ogun Central to Ogun East and to Ogun West Senatorial Districts, the story is the same. Cancer scourge is no respecter of colour, religion, age or social status. The alarming threat of cancer cases coupled with unavailability of…

IN the bid to combat the menace of breast cancer in Nigeria and to give helping hand to cancer patients, wife of the Ondo state governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, on Wednesday launched a N200million appeal fund to take care of women suffering…

MRS Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the wife of the Ondo State governor, has tasked the state’s Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC) on the proper enlightenment of women in the state’s coastal area on breast cancer.Akeredolu…

DR Kike Adesina, the Technical Adviser to Life Empowers Anchors Hope (Leah) Foundation, has warned women against placing money inside brassiere, saying it could cause breast cancer. Adesina gave the warning on Thursday, in Ilorin, at…