Tag: cancer

Abuja, March 30, 2026 (NAN) The Okapi Children Cancer Foundation (OkapiCCF) has intensified efforts to curb rising childhood cancer mortality through a targeted school-based...

Melbourne, March 4, 2026 (Xinhua/NAN) Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon help predict women’s risk of developing breast cancer over the next four years, an...

Zaria (Kaduna State), Feb. 19, 2026 (NAN) The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), in partnership with Roche Products Limited, on Thursday inaugurated an Oncology...

Abuja, Feb. 5, 2026 (NAN) The Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN), FCT Chapter, has called for urgent investment in women-centred cancer care, stressing the...

Minna, Feb. 5, 2026(NAN) Niger state government has approved free cancer diagnostic services for suspected cases across designated public health facilities in the state,...

Enugu, Feb. 4, 2026 (NAN) A Radiologist, Prof. Ifeoma Okoye, of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu, has advised female students to...

Abuja, Feb. 4, 2026 (NAN) Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of Women Affairs has called for increased investment in clinical research that prioritises the healthcare...

Katsina, Feb. 4, 2026 (NAN) The Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), 17-Brigade chapter, Katsina, has organised a cancer awareness campaign and lectures for...

Lagos, Feb. 4, 2026 (NAN) The Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN) has appealed to the Federal and State Governments to institutionalise the provision of...

Abuja, Feb. 4, 2026(NAN) The National Cancer Intervention Fund (NCIF) has called for sustainable and transparent financing mechanisms to reduce preventable cancer deaths in...

Dr. Sam Adegboye, a physician, has debunked the claim that frequent sexual activity reduces the risk of prostate cancer in men. Adegboye is the Assistant...

The Association of Radiation and Clinical Oncologists of Nigeria (ARCON) has called for collaboration among stakeholders in the cancer space to reduce the burden...

The Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN) has appealed to the three tiers of government and the public to assist about 40 of its members...

The Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) has said that the country was still behind in providing the needed equipment and facilities for treatment of cancer...

Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, the Managing Director (MD) of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has encouraged Nigerians to develop the habit of visiting...

CNN’s chief international anchor, Christiane Amanpour has revealed that she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Amanpour, who broke the news on Monday, told viewers...

I first saw Chadwick Boseman in the movie Get on Up in 2015, a year after it was made and a year before he was diagnosed...