The Medical Director of Me Cure Cancer Centre, Dr Adeoluwa Adeniji, has said that cancer is no longer a death sentence as it is curable.
Adeniji, in a chat with Punch said people are still dying of cancer in Nigeria due to late presentation.
According to him, screening of cancer is the way to detect cancer early.
He said, “Cancer is no longer a death sentence especially when it is detected early and that is the purpose of the screening.”
The oncologist said people are still dying of cancer in Nigeria due to late presentation.
“The issue is that a lot of people don’t come for screening programs and they don’t come when the cancer is still small. They come around in Nigeria, in Africa when cancer has taken over the entire body.”
“At that point, even the best of the centres all over the world may not be able to cure it.
“What we are emphasising now is screening and early detection. Once an individual can come for screening annually and cancer is detected early, then it is no longer a death sentence, it can be cured and that is what we are saying at this point.
