Efforts are ongoing to include Cancer treatment in the National Health Insurance Scheme, the Federal Government said on Monday. This, the government said, was to ensure...
King Charles lll has been diagnosed with a form of cancer. The Buckingham Palace confirmed the news in a statement in London on Monday evening. The...
Nigeria on Tuesday introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system, aiming to reach 7.7 million girls. This is the largest number in...
The Federal Government has unveiled three-prong policy document to help in reducing the prevalence of cancer in Nigeria. The policies which were inaugurated in Abuja on...
The granddaughter of South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero, Nelson Mandela, Zoleka Mandela, has passed away after losing a prolonged battle with cancer. A statement released by the...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has thrown more light on the apprehension surrounding the safety of Indomie Noddles, disclosing that Indomie...
The World Health Organisation’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti has called on African leaders to increase investment in the care of cancer for their...
On Wednesday, December 15, Nollywood actor Karibi Fubara joined the unwanted list of Nigerian celebrities who have passed on in 2021. Fubara, who is one of...
Claim: Viral WhatsApp message claims ewedu (Jute) vegetable revived dying cancer patient. Conclusion: False. Components of the Jute (Ewedu) vegetable help prevent cancer, but not cure...
Veteran Nollywood actress, Ify Onwuemene has been been reported dead. She died of cancer on Tuesday, May 25. Ify Onwuemene is renowned for her role in...
The U.S. Consul General in Nigeria, Claire Pierangelo, has expressed optimism that the Marcelle Ruth Cancer Center and Specialist Hospital (MRCC), newly launched in Lagos, will...
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has once again vowed never to follow the band wagon and defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to...
Findings by researchers from the University of Sydney and Duke University in the US studying the impact of COVID-19 on cancer treatments say the pandemic has...
Annie Idibia, wife of ‘African Queen’ crooner, 2face Idibia has denied a report claiming that she has been struck with cancer and is now in urgent...
A new blood test developed by researchers has shown ability to screen for numerous types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy, a trial of...
The Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu has pledged to make funds available to counter cancer diseases and raise more awareness of the scourge in his...
It has been revealed that the senate appropriated funds for the establishment of a Catastrophic Health Fund in the 2019 budget, which was recently passed by...
Again, several but new studies have provided evidence how Western diets are increasing the risk of death among all populations. Before now, local scientists including a...
By Adebiyi Adeyanju… Snails belong to a group of invertebrate animals known as molluscs. They have thousands of microscopic tooth-like structure called a radula. The radula...
Sultry Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has denied reports making the rounds that she is suffering from cancer. The thespian who recently returned from India where she...
By the year 2030, cancer deaths among women is expected to increase, with a toll mainly from breast cancer, of around 5.5 million, a report by...
We were probably all told to eat up our vegetables by our parents, yet fewer than 25 percent eat enough of them. The recommended daily amount...
A statement released by the family of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African anti-apartheid hero has revealed that he has successfully gone through a surgery. The...
According to the family of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African anti-apartheid hero is set to undergo surgery on Wednesday to treat an infection that has confined him...
A number of shallow graves have been discovered in the home of a prophet, Emmanuel Adeyemi, who was arrested by the police in Lagos for chaining...
By Ahmed Boulor Family members of Mayowa Ahmed are claiming that Nollywood actorToyin Aimakhu and the founder of Lifesake foundation Ms Aramide Kasumu wanted a percentage...
By Ahmed Boulor The Nigerian Police Command has officially issued a statement through SP Dolapo Badmos, Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State, and has directed a...
The family of Mayowa Ahmed have issued a statement saying that the #SaveMayowa fundraiser is real after reports revealed that Mayowa and her family may have...
Fair skinned Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu is spitting fire and has stormed the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) with policemen after she discovered that she was...
If you like to take your tea or coffee extra hot, a burnt tongue isn’t the only potential side effect you may need to worry about....
A “very positive step” has been taken by scientists towards creating a universal vaccine against cancer that makes the body’s immune system attack tumours as if...
Honey and cinnamon are both nutritious foods and contain vitamins and minerals that help to maintain good health. They contain nutrients which include water, protein, fiber,...
Celine Dion has lost her brother to cancer 72 hours after her husband died of same ailment. This is certainly not the best of times for...
By Ahmed Boulor The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) observed #GivingTuesday which has become a global event endorsed, supported and promoted by political, social and business...
Four months after former U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced that doctors had told him that four spots of cancer had spread to his brain, he announced...
In from Ahmed Boulor . . . Social media platform twitter was literally on fire Saturday, as its users in Nigeria reacted to pictures of former...
Nigerian women today join their counterparts around the world to mark the No Bra Day. October 13 is a day to leave your bra at home...
Former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that doctors have found cancer on his brain and that he would begin radiation treatment later in the day. Mr....
It is no longer rumour or hearsay; it has been proven by those whom we should listen to. Scientists have been advising for years that our...
Researchers have grown part of the breast in the laboratory to provide a laboratory platform in which the growth of cancer can be monitored, and to...
Senator Uche Chukwumerije, chairman, Senate Committee on Education, died on Sunday in a Turkish Hospital in Abuja at the age of 75 after a prolonged battle...
Two years after she underwent a double mastectomy to cut her cancer risk, actress and U.S. envoy Angelina Jolie has had surgery to remove her ovaries...
