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Ojodu funds free surgeries for indigent children

The Ojodu Local Council Development Area in Lagos State has launched a free surgical programme for indigent children in collaboration with a general hospit Read More: https://punchng.com/ojodu-funds-free-surgeries-for-indigent-children/

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Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer highlights growing number of nonsmokers diagnosed with the disease – and younger people too

While lung cancer rates have decreased by 43% in men, they have risen by 79% in women. Broader screening guidelines and recognizing early symptoms can help address the changing face of lung cancer.

  • Lung cancer now leading cause of cancer death among women
  • Growing number of never smokers and younger people diagnosed with lung cancer
  • Pope Leo XIV's lung nodule removed to emphasize early detection

·theconversation.com

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