Cancer is a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably.
It is one of the leading causes of death as the uncontrolled cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including the organs.
Report from the World Health Organisation, WHO, says globally, there are estimated 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million deaths in 2022 which will reach 35 million by 2050.
While figures from the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), show that no fewer than 124,815 Nigerians are diagnosed with cancer yearly, but due to lack of adequate care and affordability at least 78,899 die every year.