CurbCancer Nigeria: Who we are and what we do...

       

 It is no longer news that cancers truly exist and are becoming more common in the world (even in younger people) with greater impact on developing countries like ours.

The W.H.O estimates that the no of deaths due to cancer would be about 13million by the year 2030 with most of these in developing countries.

So are we going to sit back and watch this unfold?

No!

However the truth is that if we would continue in this uniform state of rest unless acted upon by an external force (like Newton said in his laws of motion) and events would actually unfold just as predicted.

Many people in our environment are ignorant and have misperceptions of cancers and only just go to the hospital when it is almost too late to act

This is what gave birth to the “CurbCancer Nigeria” organization which was setup by a team of medics and healthcare professionals. As our name implies, we are not trying to cure cancers, however we are trying to put a check to its rising incidence and also to reduce the no of friends, family, bright futures and dreams this disease is stealing from us through death.

We intend to do this through

-          Increasing awareness about the existence and known causes of cancers

-          Facilitating behavioural change amongst our people by promoting healthy lifestyle habits

-          Promoting early detection of cancers through screening exercises

-          Providing hope, support and advice for people living with cancers

-          Serving as advocates to the government and corporations for people living with cancers

All of these might just seem like a drop in the ocean, but we believe that the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step and we are ready to take that step.