Is cervical cancer common in Nigeria?

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in Nigeria. There were 31,955 new cervical cancer cases in West Africa in 2018, and Nigeria accounted for almost half (14,943). There were also 10,403 deaths (28 deaths every day) from cervical cancer in the country in the same year.

What is the prevalence of cancer in Nigeria?

In Nigeria, cancer leads to over 70 000 deaths per annum (28 414 for male and 41 913 for female). The estimated incidence for the top five commonest types of cancer are: breast cancer (25.7%), cervix uteri (14.6%), prostate (12.8%), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (5.3%) and liver (5.0).

What is the current statistics of cervical cancer?

Current estimates indicate that every year 12075 women are diagnosed with cervical can- cer and 7968 die from the dis- ease. Cervical cancer ranks as the 2nd most frequent cancer among women in Nigeria and the 2nd most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age.

Is HPV common in Nigeria?

However, in Nigeria, HPV prevalence is high (greater than or equal to 15%) at all ages according to the one study performed in urban Ibadan by Franceschi s group at IARC (n=932 women). This pattern is very uncommon.

How much does HPV vaccine cost in Nigeria?

The findings showed that Nigerian mothers were willing to pay an average of US$ 11.68 for HPV vaccination of their daughters. At Gavi vaccine price, US$ 6.48 and US$ 7.58 extra are needed to augment the cost of vaccination in urban and rural areas respectively.

How do you contract cervical cancer?

Long-lasting infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer. HPV is a common virus that is passed from one person to another during sex. At least half of sexually active people will have HPV at some point in their lives, but few women will get cervical cancer.

What is the most prevalent form of cancer in Nigeria?

The most common cancers in Nigeria are cancers of the breast and cervix in women and cancer of the prostate in men.

What causes cancer in Nigeria?

A study published in 2009 showed that the main reason for increasing cancer cases is pollution and copying of Western culture by Nigerians. Cancer has become so common in Nigeria and more and more people are being diagnosed with the condition and even more are dying.

Where is cervical cancer most common?

Cervical cancer is the fourth most commonly occurring cancer in women and the eighth most commonly occurring cancer overall. There were over 500,000 new cases in 2018….Cervical cancer rates.

Rank	Country	Age-standardised rate per 100,000
1	Swaziland	75.3
2	Malawi	72.9
3	Zambia	66.4
4	Zimbabwe	62.3

What is cost of HPV vaccine?

How much does the HPV vaccine cost? Each dose of the vaccine can cost about $250. Luckily, many health insurance companies cover the HPV vaccine. There are also programs that help some people without insurance get the vaccine for low or no cost.

Where can I get a Pap smear done in Lagos?

Amarachi Ijeoma, MD (She/Her)