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Nigeria: Five Common Cancers Affecting Women
Guardian, 3 March 2019
For decades, infectious diseases led the way in the number of deaths caused by ill-health, especially in less developed countries like Nigeria. These infectious diseases have been… Read more »
Five Most Common Cancers Affecting Women
Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, with an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Globally, about 1 in 6 deaths is due to cancer, according to the World Health Organisation, with cervical, breast, lung, thyroid and colorectal cancers among the common ones affecting women worldwide.
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20 July 2018
The Diseases Africans Need To Be Worrying About
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Most African countries are putting measures in place to prevent deaths from noncommunicable diseases like cancer. Tanzania is injecting funding to ... see more »
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Due to the limited availability of screening, laboratories, pathologists, and oncologists, cancers diagnosed in Africa have a much higher mortality rate than in other parts of the ... Read more »
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Under the theme "I am and I Will" on this year's World Cancer Day, the World Health Organisation is urging nations to push for innovation on early detection, prevention, treatment ... Read more »
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According to the World Health Organisation cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. The high mortality rate from cervical cancer globally could be reduced through ... Read more »
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According to Seed Global Health, over 90% of cervical cancer cases occur in low and middle-income countries. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death for women in sub-Saharan ... Read more »
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Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children Ummy Mwalimu has announced that Tanzania will provide cervical cancer vaccination starting in April 2018, ... Read more »
