Nigeria Directs Hospitals to Continue Care for Terminal Cancer Patients

The Federal Government has issued strict guidelines mandating that medical facilities provide ongoing hospital-based treatment for cancer patients, even when curative options are exhausted.

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Don’t send cancer patients home without care – FG

The Federal Government has said cancer patients should not be sent home when they still require hospital-based care, emphasising that treatment should continue even when cure is no longer possible. Dr Uchechukwu Nwokwu, National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP), Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, said this in an interview with Newsmen on […] The post Don’t send cancer patients home without care – FG appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Nigeria Directs Hospitals to Continue Care for Terminal Cancer Patients

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