The world health organisation WHO said on Monday that 41,000 people lost their life to cancer out of 166,000 cases recorded in Nigeria in 2018.
WHO health organisation agency team leader Clement Peter made the announcement while addressing newsmen s part of activities to commutate the world cancer day in the
WHO head quarters in Abuja. peter said that Nigeria might continue to experience a rise in the number of people Affected by cancer if effective measure are not taking by individuals , communities, and the federal Government towards addressing the key drivers of the disease.
He said some of the key drivers are tobacco use, excessive consumption of alcohol, reckless lifestyle and unhealthy diet
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