Dr. Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, the President of the Medical Women Association of Ghana (MWAG), has urged women to screen and vaccinate for cervical cancer to aid in early detection and prevention. She said such proactive move will save many women from dying from cancer.
Rising diagnoses of certain cancers in people under 50 predate the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines by decades, undermining claims made in a U.S. broadcast that the inoculations have caused a sharp increase of “turbo cancer” in younger age groups.
"Ghana must rise against cervical cancer," stressed Mr. Francis Ameyibor, Executive Director of CDA CONSULT, adding "We cannot afford to lose more lives to this preventable disease. It's time for us to come together and take concrete steps to eradicate cervical cancer in Ghana."
The Pfizer Foundation has provided $15 million investment to a three-year initiative to improve the lives of women with breast cancer in Rwanda, Ghana, and Tanzania. The Grant funding will be provided to global health nonprofit organisations,
Early screening plays a pivotal role in the fight against cervical cancer, enabling its early detection and increasing the chances of successful treatment, says Ms. Jennifer Nelson, a Preventive and Occupational Health Management Consultant and CEO of Lifeline Haven Company Limited.
Jennifer Nelson, a Preventive and Occupational Health Management Consultant, has called for a scale up in the screening for cervical
A non-governmental organisation (NGO) on health and social development, Communication for Development and Advocacy Consult (CDA CONSULT) has called on the Vice-President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang,
Adjah Cancer Support Ghana, has sent Christmas donations to over 200 cancer patients and their families in Accra, Ghana. Through the initiative, the global iGaming brand 1win has donated food hampers and comforting Christmas gifts to support families battling cancer.
Studies from the US and African countries report higher occurrence of prostate cancer in men of African ancestry.
Mr. Francis Ameyibor, Executive Director of CDA Consult said as Ghana joined the global community to commemorate Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, which coincides with the swearing-in of Ghana’s first female Vice President, “we appeal to Prof.
The Pfizer Foundation has provided $15 million investment to a three-year initiative to improve the lives of women with breast cancer in Rwanda, Ghana, and Tanzania.
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Numbers from the American Cancer Society show about 13,000 new cases each year. Robin Atkinson, a gynecological cancer nurse navigator with the