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Constance Johnson
The executive director of the Sebeccly cancer care, Dr Omolara Salako has stated that Nigeria records over 100,000 new cancer cases each year but reported only when patients have slim chances of survival.
She spoke at the 2019 Nigeria Stock Exchange Corporate Challenge, held in Lagos where she noted that patients do not make early report of the ailment when it could adequately managed.
“Most cases come to medical attention when the disease has advanced to level 3 or 4, leaving patients with slim chances of survival.”
She attributed the spread of the disease and resulting low survival rate to low awareness of the disease, lack of access to screening services and the prohibitive cost of treatment.”
Expressing her gratitude to NSE for partnering with them, she said “We at Sebeccly Cancer Care are glad to have partnered with NSE to provide a focused cancer awareness drive and screening programme for participants at the 6th edition of the NSE Corporate Challenge”.
“Participants were screened using comprehensive onsite cancer screening and treatment program (TimeToScreen) which leverages on data and research while the oncopadi app was deployed as a follow-up tool for individuals with screening abnormalities.”
Also, the divisional head, Shared Services, Nigeria Stock exchange, Mr Bola Adeeko in his remark said that this year, the Exchange took the fight against cancer a step further by providing on-site cancer screening and treatment in the form of colposcopy, cryotherapy and histology for participants with identified irregularities.
He said “Over 110 participants were screened for breast, cervical and prostate cancer at the venue of the NSE Corporate Challenge.”
“This is an initiative we plan to continue implementing throughout the year, in partnership with our technical implementation partners”.
According to the organisers, the initiative, NSE Corporate Challenge which started in 2014, has been a vehicle for creating awareness on the early detection of cancer and raising funds to support the fight against the dreadful disease in Nigeria.
The one-day competitive and fun-filled 5-kilometre walk, jog and run provided free breast and cervical cancer screening, and prostate cancer screening for female and male participants respectively.
The event also received support in form of sponsorship from corporate organisations such as Stanbic IBTC, Dangote Cement Plc, Beta Glass Plc, FCMB, MTN Nigeria, FBN Holdings, IHS Towers, Transcorp, Fidelity Bank Plc, UBA, SAHCO, AIICO Plc, CSCS Plc, Seplat, EKEDC and Sterling Bank Plc.
BADEJO ADEMUYIWA has 23 years experience as a Finance Writer, specialising in Insurance and Investigative Reporting.
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