The Federal Government has set aside N1.5 billion to support indigent Nigerians, including children, battling with cancer to ensure that they get special care.
Nigeria has a substantial cancer epidemic, with breast, cervical, prostate, and liver cancers being the most prevalent types. According to the GLOBOCAN report for 2020, Nigeria accounted for 11 per cent of
Cancer kills no fewer than 78,000 Nigerians and infects 125,000 new persons yearly with breast, prostate, cervical and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma accounting for approximately half of all cancer cases, recent reports have shown.