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The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has hailed the efforts of Benin City-based radiation oncologist, Dr. Oludare Adeyemi, for recording a major breakthrough in the treatment of the deadly prostate cancer common with men.
Speaking on behalf of the NMA president, the second vice president, Dr. Ofene Enang, commended the consultant for the breakthrough, saying the association would continue to support medicare, especially in the private sector.
While describing radiation brachytherapy as a new form of treatment for prostrate cancer, Dr. Enang warned against medical tourism in the country.
Earlier, a United States-based oncologist, Dr. Maghari Rachid, had described the breakthrough as a blessing to Nigerians, as it would discourage the idea of going abroad for treatment.
Speaking with journalists in Benin City after treating another set of prostrate cancer patients at the LA Oncology Clinic in Benin City, Adeyemi noted that one out of every seven men would likely develop the disease.
“Although, there are other options of treating prostrate cancer, the brachytherapy method is very unique, accurate and offers high degree of cure to the patient with prostrate cancer, especially when it is done at the early stage of the disease.
“In this discovery of mine, what we do is to implant a radioactive material right inside the prostrate, begin to release radiations which end up killing the cells. It damages what we call DNA, and once DNA is damaged, the cells cannot produce any longer,” the expert said.
