EXPLORING AWARENESS OF PROSTATE CANCER AND PERCEPTION OF RISK AMONG TEACHERS IN NIGERIA

Article in Press

EXPLORING AWARENESS OF PROSTATE CANCER AND PERCEPTION OF RISK AMONG TEACHERS IN NIGERIA Abstract The growing incidence of prostate cancer combined with high morbidity and mortality among male gender especially in Nigeria is attributed to advanced cancer stage at presentation. The aim of this study was to explore awareness of prostate cancer, perception of risk and screening practices of male public secondary school...

Author(s):OJEWUSI AYOOLA AYOBAM, Taiwo Obembe, Williams Awotunde and Babatunde Oluwagbayela

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF CANCER SCREENING AMONG STUDENTS OF TERTIARY ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS IN PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA.

Article in Press

Background: The reportedly low awareness of cancer in Nigeria constitutes public health concern. Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of cancer screening among undergraduate and postgraduate students in Port Harcourt. Methodology: A structured questionnaire with closed and open-ended questions were distributed among students of tertiary academic institutions in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Students’...

Author(s):CHRISTOPHER, CHINEDU OBIORAH PHILEMON EKEMENYE OKORO AKANI AFONNE NWADIUTO

Ultrastructural morphological characteristics in the progression of the cervical intraepitelial neoplasia (CIN).

Article in Press

The purpose was to evaluate the cells of the epithelium in Cervical Intraepitelial Neoplasia (CIN) and its progression to cancer. 52 samples with a diagnosis of NIC were compared with 13 samples of invasive cervical cancer and 4 samples from patients with normal Pap smear under their consent. An assessment was conducted for colposcopy collections of samples of epithelial tissue, of the cervix from 0.5 cm. The samples were...

Author(s):Graterol Silva Ivis J., Finol H. J., María Correnti and Sasha Antunez J.

Exploratory studies of metal involvement in prostate cancer incidence in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Article in Press

There is dearth of information on the association between metal levels and prostate cancer incidence inspite of the ubiquity of metals in the environment. This thus necessitated the evaluation of the levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) and some heavy metals in both prostate and non-prostate cancer subjects. Using Direct Rectal Examination (DRE) as well as PSA levels to distinguish between prostate and non-prostate...

Author(s):Obunwo, C. C. and Andy-Nwokocha, M. J.

Barriers to practice of prostate cancer screening among male senior academic staff of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Article in Press

Despite less reliable methods for prostate cancer screening and the recent controversies surrounding the benefits of the screening, it still remains the best available method for early detection of prostate cancer. The objectives of this study were to determine the staff’s level of knowledge of prostate cancer, to explore the staff’s level of knowledge of prostate cancer screening, to examine their practice of...

Author(s):S. Umar, H. S. Mohammed and S. N. Garba