Shocking!!! 26 Women Die Daily Of Cervical Cancer In Nigeria, Says Radiologist

NO fewer than 26 Nigerian women die daily as a result of cervical cancer, a Radiologist, Prof. Ifeoma Okoye, said Saturday in Lagos.

   Okoye, also the Founder, Breast Without Spot (BWS) Initiative, an NGO, made the disclosure at the inauguration of a School-Based Cervical Cancer Vaccination Awareness Initiative, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

    She said that cervical cancer is killing more people worldwide than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria put together.

    “We conducted a survey and discovered that cervical cancer is the second killer cancer among women and Nigeria is also the tenth in cervical cancer death worldwide.

   “Forty-eight million women are at risk, 17, 550 women are diagnosed yearly, 9, 659 women die annually and 26 women on daily basis in Nigeria. This is alarming and most of the cases are rampant in the developing countries like Nigeria. It, therefore, requires a proactive political commitment to fight the scourge,’’ she said.

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