200 Women To Undergo Cancer Screening In Abuja

The Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), said it will conduct cancer screening on 200 women in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The founder of the organization, Dr. Femi Olaleye, who made this known during a one-day free cancer screening for women in Abuja last Wednesday, said that the foundation was hoping to pick at least 20 women across the six area councils in the territory. He said women with cervical cancer would be treated free while those with lump in their chest would be referred to general hospital for screening and treatment.
Femi said the free cancer screening exercise for market women in FCT was to commemorate the World Cancer Day, which was celebrated on February 4. The doctor said that the purpose of the exercise was to detect chest and cervical cancer early to enhance effective treatment. “Cancer has killed too many of our women, hence early detection of it through screening is the key to preventing it,” he said.