Prof. Isaac Adewole, a former minister of health, says many people are unaware that constant bleeding, especially during or just after sexual intercourse,
Adewole, Co-Founder, African Cancer Coalition, told the News Agency of Nigeria in an interview on Thursday that cervical cancer was preventable and treatable, if presented and diagnosed early.
Adewole said: “The challenge in Nigeria, just like the challenge in Africa and many developing countries, is that a lot of people are largely unaware of the situation with cervical cancer. “What most women with such incidents usually do is to stay away from their men believing that the bleeding was caused by the man.
Adewole, a Professor at University of Ibadan and Northwestern University, said: “So, you have these women moving from one care giver to the other and healing homes to another. Adewole told NAN that the trajectory of late presentations could be moved to either no presentation at all or early presentation.
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