The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert about a suspected counterfeit batch of Phesgo® 600mg/600mg/10ml, a breast cancer treatment injection.
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Pink Africa Foundation says the survival rate of patients with breast cancer in Nigeria is still low due to late detection and poor awareness.
The Federal Government is seeking recognition from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations (UN) for a “Go Pink Day” to raise breast cancer awareness.
The Head of the Oncology Unit at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute Metta, Lagos, Dr Ajibike Orekoya, says hereditary breast cancer accounts for about 10 to 20 per cent of cases generally.
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Prof. Yusuf Dasilva, says men can also be affected by breast cancer, advising both genders to always go for screening.
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A Consultant Haematologist, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Dr Ifeoma Ajuba has urged women to embrace regular breast examination to detect breast cancer at the early stages of growth.
A Lead Data Scientist at EPAM Systems, a Turkish company, Dr Leonardo Iheme has called for adoption and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Nigerian hospitals to enhance the treatment of breast cancer among women.
Several scientific studies indicate that there’s higher risk of breast cancer in drinkers. In 1988, investigators experimented all these by doing “meta- analysis” of all the pertinent studies on alcohol and breast cancer, and they found compelling evidence of dose- response relationship between breast cancer odds and alcohol.
A consortium of Civil Society Organisations working on cancer awareness on Saturday held a 5km walk to create awareness of Breast cancer as well as offered free screening for over 300 women.