A team of scientists led by Prof. Solomon Rotimi of the Department of Biochemistry, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State has successfully conducted the first-ever entirely local study as it affects how specific genetic factors like BRCA1 and BRCA2 are driving breast cancer among Nigerian women. The lead researcher, Rotimi, was equally said to have documented this breakthrough in a journal …

The Coordinator of the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Uche Nwokwu, has said that men with large breasts are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Nwokwu revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja. He said that men undergoing hormone therapy to alter their …

As part of its commitment to promoting health and well-being within its community, Stanbic IBTC, a leading financial institution in Nigeria and a member of Standard Bank Group, through its Blue Blossom community has joined forces with Evercare, a prominent healthcare provider to support and sponsor the upcoming 2023 Evercare’s Breast Cancer Awareness Walk. The event, scheduled from 8 am …

How exercise helps breast cancer survivors includes easing treatment-related side effects, reducing the risk of breast cancer recurrence and the risk of developing breast cancer in the first place. How exercise helps you cope with breast cancer If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer and walk three or more hours a week, you have a lower risk of dying of …