Biodun Esan, Ilorin A medical practitioner, Dr. Atinuke Ogundeji of Ilorin General Hospital has said that the hospital recorded 314 cases ...
Biodun Esan, Ilorin
A medical practitioner, Dr. Atinuke Ogundeji of Ilorin General Hospital has said that the hospital recorded 314 cases of breast cancer in two years.
Ogundeji, of the General Surgery Department of the hospital, said this on Tuesday during the monthly Hospital Monthly Ground Round.
She added that breast cancer incidence varies across countries and regions, with higher rates in developed countries and varying greatly worldwide from 19.3 percent out of every 100,000 women in Eastern Africa to 89.7 percent of every 100,000 women in Western Europe and 54.3 percent out of every 100,000 women in Nigeria.
"In General Hospital Ilorin, about 314 cases of breast cancer have been recorded in the last 2 years with an average of 3-5 new cases per clinic per week,” she said.
Dr. Ogundeji explained that breast cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the mammary tissue and is the most common cancer among women worldwide.
She observed that breast cancer is a significant global health issue affecting millions of people including Nigerians with increasing incidence and mortality rates in the country.
"Incidence is increasing particularly in developing countries where the majority of cases are diagnosed in late stages and it accounted for about 2.3 million new cases in 2020, representing about 11.7 percent of all cancer cases and 685,000 deaths globally,” she explained.
Also speaking, Dr. Ramat Ibrahim of the general surgery department said that breast cancer could be effectively treated and cured through supportive care, survivorship programs, targeted therapies, and personalized medicine for cancer treatment.
Supportive care and survivorship programs according to her, are crucial in addressing the physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of breast cancer patients.
She further added that advances in research are contributing to the development of new treatment strategies, personalized medicine approaches, and targeted therapies for breast cancer.
The Chief Medical Director, Dr Ahmed Bola Abdulkadir had earlier commended the Surgery Department for choosing the topic and promised the staff of the hospital that the topic would be given a wide coverage for the public to also gain from it and learn how to manage their health.
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