Sahara Group and The Dorcas Cancer Foundation are joining forces to increase awareness of the cancer scourge in a bid to reinforce the role early detection plays in preventing avoidable morbidity and mortality from the disease which claimed the lives of 9.6 million people in 2018. Statistics sourced from the World Cancer Day website indicate […]
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Sahara Group, Others Promote SDGs in Africa - THISDAYLIVESahara Group is set to explore opportunities with Cherie Blair in a bid to enhance sustainable development in Africa through access to technology, education and food security. A statement explained that the Group Managing Director, Sahara Power Group, Kola Adesina, Director, Governance and Sustainability, Pearl Uzokwe and Head, Corporate Communications, Bethel Obioma, met with Cherie …
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2019 World Cancer Day: Women call for proactive attention to reduce cancer menace - Vanguard News NigeriaABUJA- AS Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark World Cancer Day on February 4, 2019, with theme: I am and I will, women under the auspices of Voice for Less Privileged Organisation, VOLPO, across the country have called on government at all levels to take proactive action and pay attention to end cancer menace ravaging mostly the women population.
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MCF Donates N10M To Cancer PatientsIn commemoration of the World Cancer Day, the Medicaid Cancer Foundation (MCF), has donated N10m to cancer patients in the country. Presenting the cheque in Abuja, wife of Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Zainab Bagudu, who is also the founder, MCF, said, “On this day of world cancer day, we are encouraged to do things that […]
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World Cancer Day – Daily TrustThe 2019 World Cancer Day was marked on Tuesday, February 4. Kindly enlighten the public about cervical cancer, one of the deadly cancers among women? Zeenat B.ADVERTISEMENT Let me provide a simple anatomy to help readers understand the problem better. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus (womb). It is sometimes called …
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Scientists develop prostate cancer prediction tool – Daily TrustResearchers have discovered a novel machine-learning framework that distinguishes between low and high-risk prostate cancer with more precision than ever before. The framework is intended to help physicians in particular, and radiologists to more accurately identify treatment options for prostate cancer patients, thereby lessening the chance of unnecessary clinical intervention.ADVERTISEMENT The team of researchers from …
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Bagudu, Adewole Seek Inclusion of Cancer Treatment in NHIS - THISDAYLIVEKingsley Nwezeh in Abuja As the campaign for a review of the National Health Insurance Scheme Act gathers momentum, Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, has called for the coverage of cancer treatment in the scheme. Likewise, the Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, who is leading the campaign for a review of the NHIS …
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