Over 80, 000 Nigerians die from cancer yearly – WHO
February 4, 2016.
As Nigeria joins the world to mark the World Cancer Day, experts have revealed that over 100, 000 Nigerians are diagnosed with cancer annually.
Also, estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that about 80, 000 Nigerians also die yearly from cancer.
This is contained in a statement by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP-Nigeria), to mark the World Cancer Day and signed by the organisation’s Executive Secretary, Mrs. Abia Nzelu.
At least 14.1 million new cancer cases were diagnosed worldwide and 8.2 million people died from the disease in 2012 (the latest year for which information is available), according to Globacan, a WHO database.
The World Cancer Day is marked globally on February 4. A breakdown of the data shows that Nigeria has had a significant increase in the incidence of deaths from common cancer.
According to Nzelu, available data shows that in 2008, breast cancer killed 30 Nigerian women daily; by 2012 this had risen to 40 women daily.
“In 2008, prostate cancer killed 14 Nigerian men daily; by 2012 this had risen to 26 men daily. In 2008 liver cancer killed 24 Nigerians daily; by 2012 this had risen to 32 daily.”
Highlighting the high incidence of death from cancer in the country, Nzelu attributed it to inadequate infrastructure for cancer care and lack of well-organised system of prevention.
On his part, a Surgical Oncologist and Cancer Epidemiologist, Prof. Chukwumere Nwogu, blamed high death rate from cancer on late presentation of patients.
Also, Nwogu, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Lakeshore Cancer Center in Victoria Island, said there is still a tremendous amount of stigma, fear and misinformation surrounding the disease.
February 4, 2016.
As Nigeria joins the world to mark the World Cancer Day, experts have revealed that over 100, 000 Nigerians are diagnosed with cancer annually.
Also, estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that about 80, 000 Nigerians also die yearly from cancer.
This is contained in a statement by the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP-Nigeria), to mark the World Cancer Day and signed by the organisation’s Executive Secretary, Mrs. Abia Nzelu.
At least 14.1 million new cancer cases were diagnosed worldwide and 8.2 million people died from the disease in 2012 (the latest year for which information is available), according to Globacan, a WHO database.
The World Cancer Day is marked globally on February 4. A breakdown of the data shows that Nigeria has had a significant increase in the incidence of deaths from common cancer.
According to Nzelu, available data shows that in 2008, breast cancer killed 30 Nigerian women daily; by 2012 this had risen to 40 women daily.
“In 2008, prostate cancer killed 14 Nigerian men daily; by 2012 this had risen to 26 men daily. In 2008 liver cancer killed 24 Nigerians daily; by 2012 this had risen to 32 daily.”
Highlighting the high incidence of death from cancer in the country, Nzelu attributed it to inadequate infrastructure for cancer care and lack of well-organised system of prevention.
On his part, a Surgical Oncologist and Cancer Epidemiologist, Prof. Chukwumere Nwogu, blamed high death rate from cancer on late presentation of patients.
Also, Nwogu, who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Lakeshore Cancer Center in Victoria Island, said there is still a tremendous amount of stigma, fear and misinformation surrounding the disease.
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