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S.A’s ex-president de Klerk diagnosed with cancer

S.A’s ex-president de Klerk diagnosed with cancer

FORMER South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner FW de Klerk has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, cancer that affects the tissue that lines the lungs, his foundation said in a statement. "Mr De Klerk will start a course of immunotherapy next week. There is no immediate threat, and we are confident that the treatment will be successful," read the statement. De Klerk, 85, headed South Africa's white minority government until 1994, when Nelson Mandela's African National Congress party swept to power. He shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Mandela, but his role in the transition to democracy is highly…
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Why Nigeria must include parents in plans to protect girls from cervical cancer

Why Nigeria must include parents in plans to protect girls from cervical cancer

CERVICAL cancer is the second most common cancer among women in Nigeria. There were 31,955 new cervical cancer cases in West Africa in 2018, and Nigeria accounted for almost half (14,943). There were also 10,403 deaths (28 deaths every day) from cervical cancer in the country in the same year. FOLUSHO BALOGUN, Research Fellow and Consultant Pediatrician, University of Ibadan About 70% of all cervical cancer cases are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) serotypes 16 and 18. The most common mode of transmission is through sex, but it can also be transmitted through the use of contaminated hospital equipment and…
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