A SCARY picture of the ravages of cancer on Nigerians by the year 2010 was painted by the Minister of Health, Prof. Adenike Grange, yesterday.
According to the minister, as from 2010, about 500,000 Nigerians may suffer from the disease.
The minister stated yesterday during an event to mark the World Cancer Day that government was desirous of raising public awareness on cancer as most Nigerians still did not appreciate the dangers posed by the deadly disease.
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This article addresses the Nigerian government's desire to make their citizens aware of cancer and all of its components and its dangers. The government has made plans to make changes in order to change individual's smoking behavior around children. The government has also made adjustments to the technology needed to detect and diagnose the cancer in an effort to have the ability to diagnose someone with cancer before the very late stages. Now the government is being asked to provide better treatment facilities and options because of the growing number of cancer cases in the nation. This article shows that the Nigerian government is taking beneficial steps to bettering their society, but there are still some crucial steps that need to be taken.
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