High cost of treatment, lack of comprehensive medical check-up and late presentation of cases have been identified as major causes of cancer-related deaths by medical experts While speaking during an advocacy visit by members of Civil Society for Cancer Network Eradication in Nigeria (CISCANEN) to the. Federal Medical Centre in Lokoja recently, the experts also listed poverty and ignorance as serious factors.
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The experts expressed the view that “cancer kills more than malaria”, noting that fear of treatment and side-effects, rate of illiteracy and poor awareness contribute to the high rate of such deaths. They identified the most common cases as breast, cervical and prostate cancers saying that just as hereditary had always been fingered as one of the major factors, environmental factors were also culprits. Dr Olatunji Alabi, Acting Managing Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja attributed the rampant cases of the disease to common environmental factors like tobacco, bad dieting (especially calorie intake), environmental pollutants and lifestyle.
Alabi who was represented by Dr Taiwo Olaoluwa, Acting Head of Clinical Services at the centre, stated that these environmental factors enhance abnormalities in the genetic materials of cells. He warned that cancer diseases were not susceptible to and could not be conquered by emotions or had known curative drugs but could be prevented through awareness and early detection.
By: Wale Ibrahim
National Mirror News
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