In low-resource regions such as Nigeria, most people with colorectal cancer are diagnosed too late for curative treatment ...

For some precious hours on Saturday, December 13, laughter replaced fear at the Alima Atta Oncology Ward of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idiaraba. Music filled the air, children ...

The National Institute for Research and Treatment (NICRAT) has trained health workers in Nigeria’s Southwest geopolitical ...

The President of the Association of Urological Surgeons of Nigeria, Prof. Nuhu Dakum, has said that beyond the prostate, there is a growing number of cancer cases affecting the bladder and ...

In March 2024, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority announced a partnership that, at the time, appeared ambitious. By 2025, that partnership ...

Statistics show a clear spike in eight cancers in younger people, but that has brought a debate over whether many cases ever needed to be found. By Gina Kolata The statistics are incontrovertible: ...

Nigerian central bank Governor Olayemi Cardoso hinted that policymakers could resume interest-rate cuts next year, provided inflation continues to cool as expected. “Our models project continued ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – Health experts said colorectal cancer and gastrointestinal cancers are on the rise in people under 50, and the American diet may be partly to blame. As part of our “Ask the ...

Cancer care at the National Hospital, Abuja, received a major boost of $300,000 donation on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, by the Renaissance Africa Energy and its joint venture partners – Nigeria ...

Cancer is a common disease among mammals, but some species, such as the naked mole rat and elephants, have evolved resistance. According to new research published in the journal Science Advances, this ...

Mark Burkard, M.D., Ph.D., is an oncologist and director of the University of Iowa Health Care Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. Mary Charlton, Ph.D. is an epidemiologist and health services ...

Today’s the American Cancer Society’s 49th annual Great American Smokeout, as Iowa smokers are encouraged to give up the routine for at least this one day, or to make a plan to quit. Studies find the ...