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Ministers urge Nigerians to embrace early cancer screening

Ministers urge Nigerians to embrace early cancer screening
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The minister said, “No one fights cancer alone. The Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmed, and the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Maria Mahmoud, have urged Nigerians to embrace regular cancer screening and early detection.
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  • ✦“To all cancer patients and survivors, we see your fight and honour your courage, and we shall continue to stand with you in solidarity.” Also speaking, the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Mahmoud, said early detection could significantly improve the fight against cancer, urging Nigerians, particularly girls and women, to take advantage of available screening services.
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Sunday:A statement on Sunday by the Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Abuja, said the ministers spoke during a 5.4-kilometre cancer awareness walk organised by the foundation in Abuja, with the theme, “One Walk, One Fight – Walk Away Cancer.” Ahmed said early detection remained crucial to combating cancer, stressing the need for collective efforts to support patients and survivors.
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  • ✦The minister said, “No one fights cancer alone.
  • ✦The Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmed, and the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Maria Mahmoud, have urged Nigerians to embrace regular cancer screening and early detection.
  • ✦“To all cancer patients and survivors, we see your fight and honour your courage, and we shall continue to stand with you in solidarity.” Also speaking, the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Mahmoud, said early detection could significantly improve the fight against cancer, urging Nigerians, particularly girls and women, to take advantage of available screening services.
Key Facts:Sunday: A statement on Sunday by the Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Abuja, said the ministers spoke during a 5.4-kilometre cancer awareness walk organised by the foundation in Abuja, with the theme, “One Walk, One Fight – Walk Away Cancer.” Ahmed said early detection remained crucial to combating cancer, stressing the need for collective efforts to support patients and survivors.
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The Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmed, and the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Maria Mahmoud, have urged Nigerians to

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The minister said, “No one fights cancer alone.

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The Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmed, and the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Maria Mahmoud, have urged Nigerians to embrace regular cancer screening and early detection.

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A statement on Sunday by the Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Abuja, said the ministers spoke during a 5.4-kilometre cancer awareness walk organised by the foundation in Abuja, with the theme, “One Walk, One Fight – Walk Away Cancer.” Ahmed said early detection remained crucial to combating cancer, stressing the need for collective efforts to support patients and survivors.

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