Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode (4th right) and Commissioner for Women Affairs & Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Hon. Lola Akande (3rd right), in a group photograph with members of AFMLS during the maiden Scientific Conference of the Association Of Female Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AFMLS), Lagos Branch, tagged ‘Cancer in the Life of a Woman not a Death Sentence’, at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, September 08, 2016.

Go for regular cancer screening, Ambode’s wife urges women

Global Patriot Staff September 9, 2016 Health, Local, News Leave a comment 609 Views

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode (3rd right); Commissioner for Women Affairs & Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Hon. Lola Akande (2nd right); Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. (Mrs.) Omodele Osunkiyesi (4thleft); Prof. Godwin Avwioro (2nd left) and members, Association Of Female Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AFMLS) during the maiden Scientific Conference of the Association, Lagos Branch, tagged ‘Cancer in the Life of a Woman not a Death Sentence‘, at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, September 08, 2016.

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode (2nd right); with Commissioner for Women Affairs & Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Hon. Lola Akande (3rd right), being conducted round the exhibition stands during the maiden Scientific Conference of the Association Of Female Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AFMLS), Lagos Branch, tagged ‘Cancer in the Life of a Woman not a Death Sentence’, at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday, September 08, 2016.

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode has advised women to go for regular cancer screening to know their latest status.

She gave the advice at the maiden scientific conference of the Lagos State branch of the Association of Female Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, at Alausa, Ikeja on Friday with the theme: ‘Cancer in the Life of a Woman not a Death Sentence (the Medical Laboratory Perspective)’.

She said that cancer screening was necessary for early detection in case of affliction, stressing that when detected early, it could be treated and cured like any other health condition.

“Truly, cancer in the life of anyone today is certainly not a death sentence. Through relentless advocacy, public education and mass enlightenment, we have come to know that early diagnoses means easier management of the condition and increased chances of survival.

“The message we are trying to pass therefore is that, people with the challenge should not be heart-broken or see it as the end of life. Normal happy life is possible with a cancer condition,” she said.

Mrs. Ambode who appealed that persons living with cancer should not be stigmatized, showered encomiums on female laboratory scientists.

She said, “The role of lab scientists is such that one wonders what would happen in the health care delivery chain, if you are not there to confirm the blood groups, do the wide array of tests and general laboratory investigation that could make or mar the patient treatment process”.

Earlier, Chairperson of the Conference Planning Committee, Mrs. Audu Habibat, noted that the conference was aimed at building bridges of understanding and cooperation between the laboratory scientists and other healthcare professionals, towards improving healthcare delivery in the state.

She said that the maiden edition was dedicated to public enlightenment on cancer as a health condition that could be managed like any other if diagnosed early.

Also speaking, Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. (Mrs) Lola Akande, said the ministry also organized cancer screening for women recently to ensure their wellness.