Tag: cervical cancer

Nigeria’s Battle Against Cervical Cancer: FG Set to Introduce HPV Vaccines

In a significant stride toward public health, the Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a forthcoming initiative that holds the potential to safeguard countless lives. The introduction of Human papillomavirus…

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#Impact365: Exquisite Magazine holds SMEARathon screening exercise for cervical cancer (PHOTOS)

The Exquisite Magazine Against Cancer (EMAC) Walk held on Saturday, 16 September at the Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos. The EMAC Walk which has held quarterly since 2006 aims to…

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#Impact365: “One woman dies of cervical cancer every hour in Nigeria” | Tewa Onasanya of EMAC calls for women to get screened

Cervical cancer starts in the cells lining the cervix -- the lower part of the uterus (womb). This is sometimes called the uterine cervix. The fetus grows in the body…

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#Impact365: Caleb Egwuenu’s NGO is standing up to cancer in Nigeria and making sure the awareness is non-stop

This scourge called cancer has cut short lives of millions of men, women and children across the world. The attendant myths are the reason why the awareness campaigns can never…

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Watch it: 8 health risks 30 year olds should look out for

Another health risk for 30 year old men is colon cancer. Colon cancer is most curable during early detection, before symptoms have developed. The health risks for 30 year olds…

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New drug offers hope for cervical cancer patients

A new cervical cancer drug offers the first good hope of extending life for women with advanced stages of the disease, a study published in the United States today has…

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Good news for women: Kitchen vinegar comes to the rescue for cervical cancer

Smear tests to check for abnormal cells that lead to cervical cancer are expensive and require specialist equipment. So doctors in India are trying a new method - vinegar swabs.…

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Exquisite Ladies of the Year (ELOY) Awards 2012 brings all the glamour to Lagos (PHOTOS)

by Rachel Ogbu TEWA ONASANYA,ORGANISER OF ELOY AND KAYLA ONIWE Exquisite Ladies of the Year award, ELOY awards took place on Sunday, November 24, 2012 at Porsche Center, Akin Adesola,…

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#FashionAgainstCancer: Fashion Fantasia! fund raising event set to hold on November 25

by Rachel Ogbu The second edition of Fashion Fantasia will hold on Sunday November 25 at the Oriental Hotel Lagos.  Fashion Fantasia is a benefit fashion show and fundraising for…

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#EachOneCheckOne – Fashion Fantasia! takes another step against cancer

by Isi Esene On Sunday November 25 at the Oriental Hotel Lagos, the ongoing fight against breast and cervical cancer will receive an added boost with Fashion Fantasia! An initiative…

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