Tag: #BreastCancer
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BRICON FOUNDATION DONATES BREAST PROSTHESES, MASECTOMY BRAS TO CANCER SURVIVORS
The BRICON Foundation has donated 600 breast prostheses and 300 mastectomy bras to breast cancer survivors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), as part of activities marking its 10th anniversary. The foundation’s Co-Founder, Abigail Simon-Hart, who is also a breast cancer survivor, said the intervention was designed to help women rebuild their confidence…
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UZODIMMA SOUNDS ALARM ON CANCER: “ACT EARLY, SAVE LIVES”
Nearly 120,000 new cases yearly—Nigeria’s cancer burden is rising, and experts say awareness could be the lifesaver. Chairperson of First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC), Chioma Uzodimma, is calling for stronger awareness, early detection, and collective action to tackle the growing cancer crisis in Nigeria. Speaking at a cancer awareness programme at the University of Abuja…
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AFRICAN COUNTRIES LEAD GLOBAL SURGE IN BREAST CANCER CASES
A new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study published by The Lancet shows African nations are topping the world in rising breast cancer cases. Equatorial Guinea leads with a shocking 312% increase in new cases between 1990 and 2023, followed by Ethiopia (207%), Egypt (189%), DR Congo (160%), and Mauritania (141%). Nigeria is also heavily…
