A socio-philanthropic organisation of medical students of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, KB Klub, has provided free breast and cervical screening for women and young girls in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.
According to a statement on Tuesday, the medical group also provided free mosquito nets and drugs to mothers and their infants, as well as men in the local council.
Speaking at the medical outreach which was held at Egbeda area of the state, the President of KB Klub, Aiyeyemi Abimbola, said the free medical outreach for women and children was one of the ways of giving back to the community.
Abimbola noted that breast and cervical cancer were preventable and treatable if women went for early screening to detect it early, especially between the ages of 25 and 65.
“One of the core ethics of the KB Klub is philanthropy and we are going to be giving out free mosquito nets, medicines, and cancer screening.
“This is the first cancer screening we are doing and if any is detected, we would refer them to the hospital. We hope to screen for cancer and get more organisations to work with, especially health organisations so as to curb the menace of cancer disease,” he added.
A Senior Medical Officer with Jolad hospital, Dr Faola Ayodeji, said one of the diseases around the world was the proliferation of different types of cancers.
Ayodeji stated that cancer was becoming increasingly common among Nigerians, adding that the hospital had partnered with KB Klub on the sensitisation awareness and free screening to see how to stem that tide of cancer in the country.
He said,”The most important thing in eliminating cancer is first through education followed by having proper treatment by a specialist.”
