Just 33 days into 2023, Nigeria has recorded over 10,000 new cancer cases and 7,000 deaths, the First Lady of Kebbi State, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, has said.
Shinkafi-Bagudu, who said this while quoting data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, noted that there was a need to bridge the cancer care gap in the country with increased awareness and technological advancements.and partner reception by the First Ladies Against Cancer Initiative Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja, Shinkafi-Bagudu urged that harmful lifestyle practices that could lead to cancer should be avoided.
“The year 2023 has just started, barely 33 days, and Nigeria has already recorded over 10,000 new cancer cases. We’ve lost already 7,000 to this complex disease, according to the Globocan statistics by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. She said harmful lifestyle practices that could lead to cancer, such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, obesity, poor diet, and alcohol abuse, e-cigarettes and shisha, should be avoided.
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