While also deploring the attitude of Nigerians to their health, the body submitted that current statistics indicate that about 125,000 cases are reported yearly in the country, with the most populous black nation holding the worst immortality rates for breast cancer worldwide.
The National President of the association, Dr. Amaka Lasebikan, who addressed journalists in Enugu ahead of their scientific conference beginning from today (Tuesday), stated that the burden of cancer in Nigeria was increasing, hence the need for government, individuals and healthcare givers to urgently rise to the occasion.
