A Consultant Radiation and Clinical Oncologist at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Dr Temitope Olatunji has emphasised the importance of raising public awareness and ensuring early detection in the fight against cancer.
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Stakeholders advocating for effective cancer treatment have called on governments at all levels to implement free treatment of childhood cancer in all government hospitals.
Annually, on Feb. 15, the International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) is commemorated as a global campaign to create awareness about childhood cancer and support for the patients, survivors and their families.
Experts in the sector, have cautioned the public about the dangers of self-medication and incomplete treatment for cancer to minimise complications that may result in deaths.
A team of researchers at University of Massachusetts Amherst-Ernest Pharmaceuticals say they have made patient-friendly advances in developing a non-toxic bacterial therapy (BacID) to deliver cancer fighting drugs directly into tumors.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said that every year, an estimated 400,000 children worldwide develop cancer.
The Professor of Surgery, Surgical Oncology department, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Segun Alatise said the institution performed 55 cancer surgeries in one month.
The Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) announced plans on Friday in Abuja to launch an aggressive cancer awareness campaign to improve public knowledge about the disease.
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has introduced a cost-sharing initiative, subsidising up to N400,000 for eligible cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy, to help reduce the financial burden of cancer treatment and improve access to care.
As Nigeria joins the global community in marking World Cancer Day 2025, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged both federal and state governments to develop and enforce comprehensive food policies aimed at reducing the rising burden of cancer and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs).