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.
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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).
The Chief Medical Director of Bauchi Specialist Hospital, Professor Abdulkarim Garba has highlighted the importance of early detection in cancer treatment, stressing that timely screening and diagnosis can significantly improve survival rates.
The Okapi Children Cancer Foundation (OCCF) on Tuesday sensitised several communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) about cancer awareness, early symptoms, and treatment to improve survival rates in Nigeria.
A Consultant Oncologist, Dr Ajibike Orekoya, on Tuesday advised Nigerians to adopt a healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of having cancer.
A cancer survivor, Mrs Jibike Gaya, has advised patients with cancer to fight for life, saying they must be unwavering in their resilience.