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Having lost both parents to cancer, traumatised and devastated, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Care Organisation Public Enlightenment, Mrs Ebunola Anozie, knew it was high time she began to educate people on the danger of breast cancer, the need for regular check-ups and early detection. That was exactly what she did as she began in 1995 […]

Ebunola Anozie has heard scary travails of cancer patients. She has also heard the encouraging tales of breast cancer survivors. As the world marks the Cancer Day today, Mrs. Anozie will be busy working out ways to beat this disease, which she has been helping people fight for years. For this amazon, who runs the

ALTHOUGH they have survived breast cancer, one of the most debilitating disorders in the world, the  pains and agony of undergoing treatment continue to haunt them. All over the land, and across the country, breast cancer survivors are crying out. They are lamenting lack of functional medical equipment, series of exploitation by medical doctors and syndicated

Cancer in Nigeria All over the world, cancer organisations are always excited about celebrating World Cancer Day. The 2019 theme is ‘I am and I will’. This theme is going to run for the next three years. Quite interesting, it gives one a leeway to express oneself and how you feel as a cancer survivor

…Survivors tell tear-inducing stories These were the lots of several breast cancer survivors (young and old) who gathered at the routine Care Organisation Public Enlightenment (C.O.P.E) Support Group meeting to share their experiences with other survivors still battling with the big C. Speaker after speaker, the women narrated their ordeal and how they survived the

One nation! The woman’s outburst generated interest. Indeed, few wondered aloud what she was on about.  Then she explained. “I refer to our breasts as one nation since most of us have lost one breast to breast cancer.” The explanation of the woman, who is in her early 50s, triggered another round of jokes. Gathered

As the global community commemorates this year’s World Cancer Day, Skye Bank Plc has demonstrated its commitment to public health and safety by promoting a public awareness campaign about the disease. The bank, in collaboration with a non governmental organisation, C.O.P.E Foundation, focused on the menace of breast cancer and embarked on a sensitisation campaign