By Aluta News Feb. 9, 2023 The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), has said that public awareness of symptoms and risk factors, including lifestyle, could also increase early detection of cancers and thus increase survival rates. Dr Patrick Dakum, CEO IHVN, said this on Wednesday in Abuja, at theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Feb. 5, 2023 Project Pink Blue (PPB), a Non-Government Organisations (NGO) has appealed to the Federal Government to gazette the National Cancer Act to put the document into operation. The Chief Executive Officer of the NGO, Mr Runcie Chidebe, made the call on Saturday in Abuja duringContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 6, 2022 The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) announced on Sunday that surveillance was a key component of the techniques used by the institute to collate data for cancer. The Director-General of the institute, Dr Patrick Dakum, made the announcement when he featured at theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 24, 2021 Dr Adamu Umar, the President of the Nigeria Cancer Society, has advised women to undergo regular medical check-ups for early detection and prevention of breast cancer. Umar gave the advice in commemoration of the ‘Breast Cancer Month’ organised by Hadidat Cancer Foundation on Saturday,Continue Reading