By Ibrahim Oyewale
No fewer than 300 persons have been screened for cancer related diseases by Dove Hazen Foundation (DHF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), as part of its activities to commemorate the 2021 World Cancer Day (WCD) with the theme: ‘A World Without Cancer Threat’.
The DHF Executive Director, Dr. Ekundayo Samuel, disclosed this in an interview with journalists at the weekend after one week-long activities to mark this year’s world cancer day at Isanlu, Yagba East Local Government Areas of Kogi State.
Samuel explained that hundreds of women were screened for cervical cancer while over 80 men got screened for prostate cancer, and some received free drugs last Thursday and Friday.