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NMA blames cancer spread on poor media coverage, legislation
NIGERIA Medical Association (NMA) has blamed the increased incidence and menace of cancer on poor reportage and…
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Brain cancer: why killing the fastest growing cells may not be the only treatment
Brain cancers are fortunately rare tumours in adults. Nevertheless, the most common type of brain cancer,…
Nigeria has fewer than 50 specialists for cancer treatment, says Chidebe
WITH a population of about 200 million people, Nigeria has fewer than 50 medical professionals who are specialists in…
EXTRA: These beauty products and ingredients will kill you
Yes, everyone wants to look good as many times as possible. Yes, nobody wants to smell like they just returned…
UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION: Cancer is the disease, Nigeria’s health system is the…
EDITOR’S NOTE: All the names of cancer patients in the undercover parts of this story have been concealed as a…
PROMO: At federal teaching hospitals, cancer patients are on ‘death row’
Tomorrow, the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) will publish an undercover…
Sadiq Daba, cancer survivor, to lead walk against cancer in Abuja
Sadiq Daba, a veteran broadcaster and actor, will join other Nigerians to lead the Abuja Cancer Awareness Walk this…
As we speak, one woman is dying from breast cancer, says ‘cancer doctor’…
Breast cancer alone kills at least 40 women in one day, including one at the moment, Saidat Abisola Akanbi, a public…
How Health Council Can Take Tobacco Control To States
As the National Council on Health meets in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, it is anticipated that major issues…
Dearth of Specialists Affecting Fight Against Cancer – Experts
By Abiose Adelaja Adams
Experts at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, have said that one of the major…