By; BUHARI B. BELLO, Jos
Worried by the degree of ignorance amongst women on the deadly disease called breast and cervical cancer, the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA) 3 Division Chapter has held an awareness health-walk and lecture to commemorate the 2022 Breast and Cervical Cancer Day at Maxwell Khobe Cantonment Jos.
The Chairperson, NAOWA 3 Division Chapter, Mrs Hauwa Ali who was represented by Mrs Hauwa Adamu, lamented that the disease may have taken the lives of many for lack of knowledge about its early detection.
She revealed that the campaigns and awareness lecture will encourage the women to go for screening, adding that there is nothing to be afraid or ashamed about.
She noted that early detection of the disease would necessitate early treatment and consequently elongate the lifespan of women.
She further averred that prevention and early detection of breast and cervical cancer could save the lives of millions of women who are unaware of the danger of these killer diseases.
In her lecture, the guest speaker, Prof Mrs Amaka Ocheke, a consultant with the Plateau State University Teaching Hospital Jos, urged the federal government to intensify efforts by paying adequate attention to the complex nature of the disease with a view to eradicating it.
Prof Amaka revealed that cancer can be cured when detected early.
She also urged the women to engage in regular breast and cervical checks to ensure early detection of abnormalities, unnatural growth or lumps in their breasts and other parts of the body.
NAOWA, in its bid mitigate the spread of the disease, took the battle against cancer to the streets to enlighten the occupants of Maxwell Khobe Cantonment and communities with the messages of preventing the spread of cancer.
In attendance were the executive members of NAOWA 3 Division, spouses of soldiers and dependants of troops.
Highpoint of the event was procession from NAOWA Skills Acquisition Center through Phase One to Phase two to Jebbu Market, and back to Rhino Officers’ Mess for the lecture.Â
