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Shortage of oncology nurses threatens cancer care delivery in Nigeria

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Nursing professionals have called for improved welfare, increased training opportunities and greater inclusion in health sector decision-making, warning that the shortage of oncology nurses is undermining cancer care in Nigeria.

They made call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.

According to the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, NICRAT, Nigeria records 102,000 to 127, 763 new cancer cases and approximately 72,000 to 79,542 cancer related deaths annually.

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