Cancer: Osinbajo urged Nigerians To Modify Lifestyle, To Avoid Disease - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 3, 2019
TheVice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has urged Nigerians to modify their lifestylesto avoid cancer disease.
He made the call at the inauguration of the second Linear Accelerator Radiotherapy machine at National Hospital, Abuja, on Friday.
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Themachine was donated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporationand Shell NigeriaExploration and Production Company .
Amedical linear accelerator is a device commonly used for external beam radiationtreatment on cancer patients.
Thedevice delivers high-energy x-ray or electrons to the patient’s tumour region.
TheVice President, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry ofHealth, Abdulaziz Mashi, said that early detection of cancer would greatlyincrease chances for successful treatment.
He,however, urged Nigerians to take note of the two major components of earlydetection of cancer, namely education to promote early diagnosis and screening.
Osinbajosaid that recognising possible warning signs of cancer and taking prompt actionwould lead to early diagnosis.