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The management staff of General Hospital Ilorin, has expressed their concerns on the health problem of breast cancer at the Hospital Monthly Grand Round.
Dr. Ramat Ibrahim of general surgery department, reitrated that breast cancer could be effectively treated and cured through supportive care, survivorship programs, targeted therapies and personalized medicine for cancer treatment.
Speaking at the monthly Hospital Ground Round, Dr Ibrahim Ramat of the General Surgery Department, explained that breast cancer could be effectively managed with high chances of cure if detected early.
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.
In her own remarks, Dr Ogundeji A.explained that breast cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the mammary tissue and is 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.
Breast cancer incidence according to her, varies across countries and regions, with higher rates in developed countries and vary greatly worldwide from 19.3 per 100,000 women in Eastern Africa to 89.7 per 100,000 women in Western Europe and 54.3 per 100,000 in Nigeria.
“In General Hospital Ilorin, about 314 cases of breast cancer has been recorded in the last 2 years with an average of 3-5new cases per clinic per week.
“Incidence is increasing particularly in developing countries where the majority of cases are diagnosed in late stages and it is accounted for about 2.3 million new cases in 2020, representing about 11.7% of all cancer cases and 685,000 deaths globally”, she explained.
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.