Dr Adebayo Shefiu, a Medical Practitioner, says brain tumour has no age barrier as it can also affect children.
Shefiu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
He said that brain tumour could affect any age including children, but noted that it often tended to be more common in older adults than children.
He said that early detection would suffice which, according to him, could come with severe and persistent headache, unexplained persistent nausea and vomiting.
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Others, he said, included seizures, progressive one sided body weakness, speech difficulties and vision problem.
According to him, tumour simply means cancer which is an abnormal uncoordinated excessive growth of cells in the body.
“A lot of people are suffering in silence from the excruciating pain of cancer, they are helpless, crying every day for a life full of anguish and agony because life is leaving them slowly and they’re counting days,” he said.
He said that over 200 cancers were afflicting human, adding that it is not a respecter of age, sex, ethnicity or socio-economic status.
The medical practitioner said that prevention remained the best medicine, adding that early diagnosis up to 75 per cent of cancer deaths can be prevented.
According to him, you can protect yourself and family through regular exercise, maintain a healthy weight, reduce obesity, eat fruits and vegetables, reduce your consumption of saturated fat and red meat.
The expert also advised that risky behaviours should be avoided along with tobacco smoking in all its forms and excessive alcohol consumption.
Besides, Shefiu recommended regular medical care and check-ups, among others, to preventive a measure. (NAN)
