St Gerard’s Hospital now have a mammogram machine

At St. Gerard’s Hospital, your continuous examination, screening and treatment for breast cancer is highly guaranteed.

According to Cancerindex.org, account for 60.4per cent of all cancers in women worldwide. Sadly, many Nigerian women have lost their lives to breast cancer due to late presentation, poor diagnosis and lack of access to quality treatment. The four most common cancers occurring worldwide are lung, breast, bowel and prostate cancer. These four account for around 4 in 10 of all cancers diagnosed. Worldwide there will be 23.6 million new cases of cancer each year by 2030 (WHO).

Breast cancer occurs when abnormal cells in the breast multiply uncontrollably to form a tumour. While most cases of breast cancer occur in women it does occur in men too, although this is rare (about 1% of cases). Survival rates for breast cancer vary worldwide. Advanced and metastatic breast cancer is currently incurable, but treatable, with a median survival rate of 2-3 years.