Public health in Nigeria

Cancer Epidemiology, 2012

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care

Background: Cancer is a poorly addressed major cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria.Aim: The study aims at analyzing the age, gender and topography of cancer in Delta State, Nigeria.Setting: The research was conducted in the State tertiary health care center, the major referral center in Delta State, Nigeria.Materials and Methods: This is a 6-year (2014-2019) descriptive retrospective study of all histologically diagnosed cancer cases in the department of Histopathology, DELSUTH.Results: Cancer accounted for 668 (28.9%) of the 2300 histologically diagnosed cases, involving 461 females and 207 males with mean ages of 48.40 and 54.14 respectively. The combined sex mean age and age range were 50.17 and 1-98 years respectively. The peak occurred in the 7th decade for males and the 6th decade for females. The most common cancers are breast (36.5%), colorectal (11.7%), prostate (8.1%) cervical (7.2), soft tissue (6%), non-melanoma skin (5.2%), ovarian (4%),metastatic (4%), gastric ...

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 2019

Cancer has become an emerging disease in the developing world owing to the control of infectious agents and increase longevity. The global anatomical distribution of cancer differs from developed to developing (or resource limited) countries. This article provides information on hospital based cancer registry in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), for the past 27 years. This was a descriptive retrospective study of consecutive cases of cancer analyzed at the Histopathology Department of JUTH, Jos, between January 1987 and December 2014. All records of cancer diagnosis were extracted from the departmental cancer registry which was established by the Teaching Hospital in 1987. Cases with confirmed histological diagnosis of cancers were included while those with inadequate biodata (age and sex), and anatomical site were excluded. A total of 6,915 cancer cases were recorded for the period of 1987-2014 comprising of 2891 males and 4024 females; giving an annual prevalence of 256 cas...

International Journal of Internal Medicine, 2020

BACKGROUND: The incidence of cancer is increasing worldwide and particularly in the sub-Saharan Africa as shown by cancer data published by World Health Organization. Nigeria like many countries in the West African region is experiencing an increase in cancer incidence, yet there is no centre exclusively devoted to cancer care and cancer research. It is said that environmental factors play a significant role in the causation of cancer, so it is important to know the pattern of cancer distribution in a specific geographical location.In Nigeria, there seems to be a changing pattern in the trends of some cancers during the last four decades. AIM & OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to describe the pattern of cancers seen in Ife-Ijesha zone, Southwestern Nigeria as recorded in the hospital-based Ife-Ijesha cancer registry between January 1991 to December 2010. The main objective of the study is to describe the pattern of cancer seen with reference to age, sex and site. MATERIALS AND MET...

Nigeria looks forward to the emergence of another political dispensation. National elections are soon to take place with resultant political changes in ministerial leadership positions across the nation at federal, state, and local government levels' including the ministry of health; however, in this article, the concern was with the general health care in Nigeria and with a focus on the prevailing situation of Cancer health care in Nigeria. Statistics showed that there is a rising global cancer epidemic in Nigeria. The level of Cancer incidence and mortality counts in Nigeria as of 2012 and still counting' was severely high amongst women-64709 (63%) and 40647(57%) compared to men 37370(36.6%) and 30924(43%), respectively. The emergence of a new political dispensation in 2023 ushers in a possibility and awakening of new hope in general health care. Therefore, this article highlighted the observed challenges and proffered solutions for the purpose of informed decisions. Based on staff and patient perspective interviews and discussion, the following major aspects, including a critical review of health governing boards, administration, technology, specialty expansion via partnership, quality assurance, health funding, were identified, addressed and solutions proffered.

OIRT Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2022

Introduction: Cancer is becoming more common in many parts of the world, despite significant disparities between developed and developing countries, such as Nigeria. Although incidence rates remain highest in more developed countries, fatality rates in less developed countries are substantially higher due to a lack of early identification and treatment resources. This study aimed to explore the cancer situation in Nigeria Methods: an evaluation of many research articles was undertaken from June to August 2021 to investigate the cancer status in Nigeria. An internet search using Google was conducted with relevant information from various sources. Only relevant published articles that satisfied the study's inclusion criteria were chosen and reviewed. Finally, the findings were compiled into a report. Results: Annually, 100,000 new cases are predicted to emerge in Nigeria, with a high case fatality rate. Because Nigeria is still dealing with infectious diseases and has insufficient data on cancer epidemiology, the burden of cancer in the country is high. According to the World Health Organization, cancer claimed the lives of 41,000 Nigerians in 2018 out of 166,000 cases documented in the country. Nigeria was responsible for around 15.0 percent of Africa's estimated 681,000 new cancer cases in 2008. Alcohol drinking, tobacco use, a poor diet, a sedentary lifestyle, and polluted environments are the leading causes of new cancer diagnoses in Nigeria. This country's most common cancers are breast, cervical, prostate, and blood cancer. Conclusion: Cancer is diagnosed at a late stage in the majority of African countries. Poverty, lack of medical coverage, and late or inadequate diagnosis are the main issues for cancer patients in Nigeria. In Nigeria, the cancer incidence, prevalence, and mortality data are based on estimates. Cancer is a frightening disease that requires immediate attention in Nigeria.

Malaysian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2018

Many inequalities in cancer incidence exist between Nigeria and border countries. This information is absent or largely unavailable. Benin, Cameroun, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria cover a population of more than 224,922,000. Globocan data base supplied incidence for 132,939cases of cancer for these countries. The prevalence of Bladder, Colorectum, Kaposi sarcoma, Larynx, Leukaemia, Lip, oral cavity, Liver, Lungwas estimated for the year 2012.The prevalence of Nasopharynx, Non – Hodgkin, Lymphoma, Pancrease, Prostrate, Stomach combined was also estimated for the same year. The most common male cancer found in Nigeria and border countries is Prostate cancer, seconded by Liver. In this study also we found Breast cancer to be the most common in females, followed by Cervical Cancer. Larynx and Kaposi sarcoma are found to be the least common cancer for both males and females in the population. In conclusion, the findings of this study gave lights to some guidelines to aid the design of cancer ...

Journal of Roman Studies, 2012

The aim of this quinquennial survey remains the same as its predecessor, as for the most part does the format, though the team is regrettably reduced by one. With an eye to the study of the Roman world, we hope to signal the most important newly published inscriptions, significant reinterpretations of previously published material, new trends in scholarship, recent studies that draw heavily on epigraphic sources, and noteworthy developments in the various aids to understanding inscriptions (both traditional printed material and electronic resources). In the context of this journal, the geographical range and chronological scope reflect the contours and history of the Roman state from its beginnings down to the end of the seventh century. As such, not only does the survey naturally take in Greek as well as Latin texts, but also epigraphic material in other languages relevant to the Roman world. In the hope that they might usefully reflect the various fields of primary interest to rea...

Reading science: Critical and functional perspectives …, 1998

Scientific research articles and other genres of formal scientific communication in print rely heavily on the use of visual representations such as graphs, tables, diagrams, and drawings as well as mathematical expressions. How are these symbolic presentations integrated with those made through normally textualized verbal language? How do we make meaning with such multimedia texts? What specific kinds of meanings have these multimedia genres evolved to help us make?