The Managing Director Federal Medical Center (FMC) Gusau, Zamfara State, Dr Mohammed Bello Kwatarkwashi has inaugurated seven member committee on prostate cancer Transatlantic consortium, saying cancer can be cured.
Inaugurating members of the committee on Tuesday at the federal medical Cente, Gusau, Dr Kwatarkwashi said some people believe that patients suffering from cancer can’t be cure, but we know it can be cure.
“Many people believe that cancer has no cure, to tell you the fact, it can be cure if it was reported and presented early”.
He called on members to be more active, “we have alot of challenges that we have to put more to make more awareness” Dr Kwatarkwashi said.
The seven Member committee were drawn from various medical departments of the FMC, Gusau, with equal opportunity to contribute towards the fight against prostate cancer in the State.
In their presentations during the formal inauguration, Dr Shehu Umar and Dr Olayinka Benjamin of FMC Gusau, said there was poor awareness, poor risk perceptions among vulnerable groups and late presentation among other challenges of prostate cancer.
“Other challenges face by patient with prostate cancer includes inavailability of expertise and treatment, Accessibility (financial and geographic ), Competition with traditional and complementary medicine and Gross inadequacy of indigenous research”.
Also speaking, former chairman Nigeria medical association, Zamfara State branch, Dr.Onazi urged the newly inaugurated cancer committee to redouble their efforts in the fight against prostate cancer.
“Be more active and make further progress in the fight against cancer, emphasize on prompt awareness”.Dr Onazi advised.
