cancer

Nigeria lost $5.6bn to cancer in 2019 — Report

The Lancet Oncology Commission report says Nigeria lost about 5.9 billion dollars to cancer deaths and other cancer-related factors in 2019. The Chairman, Lancet Oncology Commission for Sub-Saharan Africa, Prof. Wil Ngwa, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the…

Nollywood actress, Ify Onwuemene, dies of cancer

Nollywood actress, Ify Onwuemene popular for her role in sitcom ‘Everyday People’, has died of cancer. According to her colleague, Gloria Anozie-Young, the actress died on Tuesday after battling endometrial cancer, during which her womb was removed. “With a deep…

UBTH reduces cost of cancer care – CMD

The University Of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has introduced a micro dosing technique in its facility in order to cut the cost of cancer therapy in Nigeria. According to it, this will drastically cut down the cost of expensive anti-cancer…