A coalition of Bauchi-based civil society organizations has emphasised the need for early detection of breast cancer to prevent deaths among women.
This is part of its efforts to create more awareness of the scourge of breast cancer among rural women in communities.
October every year has been set aside globally to highlight issues around breast and cervical cancer, to give hope to victims and create awareness on prevention and benefits of early detection.
Addressing a crowd in commemoration of this year’s Cancer Month, the coalition undertook a walk covering over 3 kilometres across major streets of the Bauchi metropolis.
A consultant with the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Dr. Adamu Bala Ningi ,decried the increasing percentage of deaths from breast cancer that occurs in Africa which is usually due to late detection.
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