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Pink October: Raising awareness about breast cancer

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women and more than 61,000 cases are diagnosed in France each year. At Paris's Curie Institute, researchers are trying to develop new ways to identify and treat different types of cancers. One trial involves developing so-called “tumors on a chip”: miniature models which are capable of recreating the characteristics of a tumor in…

Pink October: Raising awareness about breast cancer

On October 1, APC spokesman Kenneth Okonkwo blasted President Bola Tinubu for comparing Nigeria's situation in 2023 to that of a cancer patient in his Independence Day address. Okonkwo rejected the President's assessment, stating that Nigeria is a blessed country and not one suffering from cancer. He criticized Tinubu's leadership, claiming it has exacerbated problems such as skyrocketing fuel and naira-to-dollar exchange rates, ballooning debt, insecurity, and poor infrastructure.

Okonkwo urged Nigerians to vote out Tinubu and the APC in the 2027 presidential election to prevent further decline and to elect Atiku Abubakar as a solution to Nigeria's "cancerous" leadership.

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