As Cancer remains top among the diseases ravaging people across the world, particularly, in developing countries like Nigeria, Serah Shimenenge Yugh whose breast was cut off after cancer misdiagnosis is calling for justice.
Days ago a non-governmental organisation, Project Pink Blue (PPB), expressed concern over the poor contribution of Nigerian scholars to cancer research in Africa despite its records of 120,000 cases and 72,000 deaths annually.
The World Health Organisation’s 2020 report shows that cancer tops the list of killer diseases with nearly 10 million deaths.
During an interview, the Executive Director of Care Organisation Public Enlightenment, (COPE) Mrs. Ebun Anozie a cancer care organisation, revealed that 70 percent of cancer patients are misdiagnosed in Nigeria while the ill-equipped and inefficient health facilities continue to hamper the treatment of patients.
Anozie whose father was a victim of cancer misdiagnosis remarked that “we still have a long way to go as 70 percent of cancer patients are misdiagnosed.” According to Ebun Anozie: “My late father, for example, was misdiagnosed and badly treated in his cancer journey. Sadly, I have witnessed numerous cases. We have many cases of false positives and false negatives. This leaves much to be desired.”
And that was the story of the now 34-year-old Serah Shimenenge Yugh whose ugly journey commenced in 2017 when she was diagnosed with Stage I invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast.
She was later misdiagnosed with breast cancer and had her breast cut off. Today she is still seeking for justice even after proving that she never had cancer. Continue reading … https://fabwoman.ng/woman-whose-breast-was-cut-off-at-benue-teaching-hospital-after-cancer-misdiagnosis-seeks-justice/
