About 700,000 people die of breast cancer annually across the world, with over 2.3 million others affected, Dove-Haven Foundation (DHF) has said.
This was disclosed by the executive director of DHF, Dr Ekundayo Samuel, in Lagos on Wednesday.
Speaking at Isanlu, Yagba East L.G.A of Kogi State, Mr Samuel said sbreast cancer had taken over as the leading cancer type globally from lung cancer.
Mr Samuel said, “In Nigeria, as of today within a five-year period, four out of five cancer patients hardly survive the disease.”
He said despite lack of accurate data, breast cancer is still the leading cancer type in Nigeria and many people are dying from the disease yearly.
DHF is one of the very few cancer-focused NGOs that centred its activities in rural communities.
