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Did you know that the month of April is Testicular Cancer Month?

Testicular cancer is a potentially deadly disease and the most popular cancer among men aged 20-35. Testicular cancer can develop in 1 or both testicles in men. The testicles are made up of several types of cells, each of which may develop into 1 or more types of cancer.

The symptoms of testicular cancer include a lump or enlargement of either testicle, other symptoms include testicular pain or discomfort; testicular enlargement; aches in the abdomen, back, or groin; or a fluid collection in the scrotum.

Testicular cancer is diagnosed by the patient’s history, ultrasound, and blood tests that measure testicular tumour markers. Biopsy of testicular tissue may be done.

The best hope for early detection of testicular cancer is a simple three-minute self-examination once a month.  The best time to do this testicular self-exam is during or after a warm bath or shower when the skin of the scrotum is relaxed.
• Hold the testicle between your thumbs and fingers of both hands and roll it gently between your fingers.
• Look and feel for any hard lumps or smooth rounded bumps or any change in the size, shape, or consistency of the testicles.

Testicular cancer can be cured by surgery, radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy; side effects include infertility and treatments may affect sexual function. Other side effects are due to radiation and chemotherapy.

In a bid to serve you better, Access to Basic medical Care Foundation Hub located at Ibadan Municipal Government, Block 1, Plot 4, GRA off State Hospital, Ibadan, now opens every 2nd and 3rd Saturday of the month from 9am-12noon.

Access to Basic medical Care Foundation representative Dr Oluwatobi Lawrence delivered a health talk on the topic ‘Fighting this Cancer Scourge’ at the Zenith Care Hospital Annual Public Health Seminar 2018 on 28th March, 2018.

Access to Basic medical Care Foundation collaborated with NYSC Oyo State Chapter, Oluyole Local Government on 15th March, 2018 to educate the rural dwellers on their health and conducted free VIA screening for the women in the community. Dr Sola Oriniowo briefly enlightened them on breast and cervical cancer.

Every 4th of February is World Cancer Day. In commemoration of World  Cancer Day, we had lined up activities for the week to create awareness on cancer and to make the importance of prevention and screening against Cancer known.

Day 1: Free Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) and Clinical Breast Examination (CBE) Screening at Access to Basic medical Care Foundation, off Ring road, Ibadan. Monday-Friday, 5th-9th February, 2018. 10am-2pm.

Day 2: Health Talk at the Beat Fm on Prevention and Screening against Cancer on Tuesday, 6th February, 2018.

Day 3: Health Talk on Prevention and Screening against Cancer on BCOS Television, Ibadan on Tuesday 6th February, 2018.

Day 4: Health Talk on  Cancer on Splash FM, Ibadan on Wednesday 7th February, 2018.

5. Interactive session with students of Technical University, Ibadan on Breast, Cervical, Lung and Liver Cancer on Wednesday 7th February, 2018 3pm at the Technical University, Ibadan.

6. A Health/Cervical Cancer Awareness Talk at Skye Bank (New Garage Branch) on Friday 9th February, 2018.

To celebrate the Cervical Cancer Awareness month, Access to Basic medical Care Foundation collaborated with Miss Western Nigeria to organize a Cervical and Breast Cancer Awareness Health Talk to create awareness and educate students on the importance of regular screening and vaccination against cervical cancer. The event was held at University of Ibadan, Distance Learning Centre, PIFA Hall on 11th January, 2018.

Access to Basic medical Care Foundation received a recognition award on 15th December, 2017 from Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ibadan Annex.

On 12th December, 2017, Access to Basic medical Care Foundation celebrated her Christmas party. The Chief Executive Officer, H.E Dr (Mrs) Florence Ajimobi delivered a speech and encouraged her staffs to keep up the good work. The Chief  Operating Officer, Mrs Dolapo Oyedipe also delivered her speech and presented gifts to the outstanding staffs and she also encouraged everyone to put in more effort.

On 8th December, 2017, Access to Basic medical Care Foundation collaborated with Eleta Eye Institute, Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Ministry of Health to conduct health screening (breast examination,VIA, eye test etc) for women at Oyo State Officials Wives Association 2017 National Women’s Summit held at International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan.