Dream. Big the i am eddie micah junior and you welcome to the program. October is Breast CancerAwareness Month at the time when campanas around a well educated people on the disease and the importance of l. E. Cap. Now, while africa has one of the lowest incidence rates of Breast Cancer in the world, its mortality rate is higher compared to other regions. Although it comes up as a whole is a rapidly growing Health Concern in africa. Research on the disease, so has a long way to go. Well discuss that a bit later on the program but fast. Lets go to time. I live in north im gonna work on pain is ive been on the streets create and awareness. Its one of the growing number of initiatives to encourage people to get screened to these techs comes out early. Some of the lease told us why it is dr. Is so important. I done to help create our n as to the public, especially the women, the men to add 3 by a mall procedures. How about a woman at 2020 . I think we had no more to about 65 cases, new cases. 12022. We had almost about 68 cases. Thats why 222. So now weve replied that almost. How about how do i know what the case is . Well, i mean that not that much, ive done that. So thats what ill do. The Breast Cancer is really become in that bed. And at that point i probably need to know about it. But thats why we on yet ready to as long as that spring in violence k. Im but shes a research electra at the university of the medical school. Hello and welcome to program of them octo by is Breast CancerAwareness Month. But with all this awareness, how much capability is down the continent to detect and treat to this type of concept . Well, basically this created in the missiles that i use it used for screening dont require much sophisticated piece. Many times its you, you couldnt quite examination as most of you as well. And i also sounds um physical submission. Of course it can be done without anything thats means its available everywhere for as long as the people know wants to do possible press examination, you have to know exactly how to do it. So as long as the knowledge is that is locked out to sound is widely available in the commitment even lower. So sentence, the most ultrasounds are being used for diagnostic purposes, of course problems. So as using data source for screening. So its just a strain, but otherwise the facility for using ultrasound for Breast Cancer screening is the most intense enough for that. But. Busy thats definitely good news, right. But what is causing the increased number of cancer cases across the continent cause the numbers are rising, is it the lifestyle . What we eat and drink . What is it that to things is its the question you have to ask is that, is it, is it for increase, or is it because, or that most a cup of demetrius up increase, or remember thats when you start screening, then youll be picking more lesions. Youd be picking off patients. I think people which really small tiny cub says that might not mean physically actually disease. Later on, youre going to pick them and youre going to comb step. So sometimes when it goes screening for something, you expect the numbers to ship the other things that it could be a real increase in that theres a lot of Lifestyle Changes in, in, in africa and in that environment on these factors that play. Thats right. Now its very, very easy to actually decide to get to the, to the fact that is an increase always because our diagnostics and detection capability to serve actually improve i see a counselor is one of the leading causes of death in africa. What is the state of counsel research on the continent overall . Its very, very easy to in fact i recently, we did a review of nature just to try and see how much out, which is there, or how much is which is happening. And thats because very, very, very true. And this isnt, thats coincidence of these to something countries. But very few of those countries that actually do research and that is appropriate mean. So, and that is why even the question on increasing numbers becomes problematic because there was many people doing Actual Research to tell us what the, the correct numbers. So everything is based on a lot of the split the little estimates for many countries there. But the problem is that the few countries in africa, thats how population wides, cuz that registries. So again, thats a problem. How do we know how much disease the res is standard . Theyre just results covering all the areas and increasing the areas. So to answer the question, the shots, theres not much of Research Going on income. So for my, for you to choose the if the project, i agree, it definitely is a painting. But if we know all of these problems, what are we doing to solve these problems . First step is looking at 3 right now. Talking about defends, i really appreciate it. Didnt go to your you want that to say like this. Thats tokyo for this stuff having composition because i focus, hes extremely important. What has made, thats all i know about this tool to sort of some kind of h a v. If they make you can compete as well as cause a lot of people for Team Resources over the news. People with money, governments, organizations, treaties, and rentals. I liked it, so thats probably monday, puts in resources. Once you put in your success in a disease, its much easier to actually hundreds and do research. So the starting point for contacting us is that focusing . We need to Start Talking about it. We need to start projecting these numbers. Having, making hitchens, actually to say, look, look at the number of people data in, in this quote to them. And theres not enough thats being done this, thats doing something about right file, thats kind of research. I electra how the university of them. Yeah. Medical. So thank you very much for your time. I are now Prostate Cancer. Theres another form of the disease. It is the most commonly diagnosed comes into man, and the risk increases as man gets older. According to research, Prostate Cancer is more prevalent among black african men, then a white man, and is more likely to strike up to a young age. The good news is that disease is treatable, f detected early, but a bad news is many mental, uncomfortable to even talk about this deed of use. All these extra komatt takes us to make us in nigeria, a country where one in full man about the age of 50, face the risk of developing Prostate Cancer. Happy to be back on his scooter. 73 year old child, so well put that takes a ride around these old mean lagos. Charlie boy, as he used called, is well known in major risk entertainment c box in april this year to rebuild on social media, his bottle with Prostate Cancer. Oh. First i didnt know what was going, what was happening, my Prostate Cancer i had into my bladder and just taking over my blood my, my, my, where my p comes out from, you know, was almost closer. And then because they was waste in my bladder, it started to get kind of serious. The next day i was in for surgery, i was messing around about that and that was was saved. Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of death in old, the man in nigeria. But studies reveal many as to know little about the disease and some 82 percent of men who by the age of 14 have never been screamed or tested. The 1st is because i bet i dont know result the sections off, its what im better off and i dont know that i know because i so it is dangerous sickness. Thats not i dont know. But of course i like to know on the, at my age level and i is now and i know theres a high probability that ill be having those issues, you know, but id definitely like to cross check on the, the most many ways for too long before gets india checkoff says professor or do i owe the acquittal . Youd want to just add the legacy and invest the college of medicine. So that thats it as a program. And because of that, a lot of efficient by time to call, it started to advance disease. The godaddy coming late, so call me at this stage when i try to manage, cannot speak purely to for, you know, and so that, thats a big problem. Because that they cannot make realities, the major area kind of make Prostate Cancer treatments expensive. But the issue of how treatments kind of fits sexual performance is also a sensitive topic for men. So you have many people go forward and unfortunately most of richard, right for Prostate Cancer, we involve the loss of furniture. Okay, so thats one of the major factor where people will, when they know they put the plastic on the they dont want to receive treatment. The disability doesnt need to be properly considered. That to even do it, the effect or security, not everybody, but we need to fix it. We have treatments for that as well. But faster they must learn about the various treatments available to them. And that is why charlie boy hopes that by going public, which is the Prostate Cancer, it will help. But as like kansas speak about it and take extra shame to talk about a lot of my friends, a lot of people that i know you know, ive passed on foot because of this problem. And because they were more than they were not even telling they are wise, those are the ones that are moderate and just how bad and the new the new the go is. And then as in may, a new law was passing. Nigeria making education about breast, or cervical, Prostate Cancer, compulsory and high schools, but expect still once more to be done in the area of awareness. And the advice main to begin prostate Cancer Screening from the age of 40 on joining me now from i crack on a is. Yeah. But yeah, cool. The scientist on the see all the maci Biotechnology Company focusing on Concert Research in africa. Hello and welcome to programs, and are you into really fine . How can size diagnosed on to treat that in africa . Whats the problem with how its currently being done or so the problem is not so much an issue of how its being done in africa is really about how its done globally. Currently, most Cancer Research occurs in north america and in, in, in Eastern Europe a little bit in asia now. But majority of the dates are that is used the majority of the patients that are being studied, people of european ancestry. So the numbers are Something Like about almost 80 percent of, you know, make information. So information on your, on genes that is available for research comes from people of european ancestry. Now, people of european assist you account for less than 10 percent of the global population. So when you have 80 percent of your Research Data coming from less than 10 percent of your population, that creates an issue. So a little above all we know about cancer, which is a genetic disease you know, is driven by mutations in genes in your body. Majority of what we know is from people of european ancestry. So most of the Clinical Trials that have been run to try to test cancer, drugs or tests, new diagnostics have done focused on people of european ancestry. And so there is growing evidence that these drugs and some of these diagnostic tools do not work as well. And people who are not of european defense. And so there is a need to diversify their Research Base so that we develop drugs thats work in all people irrespective and they are from i think thats a pretty interesting what you say. Have you found anything unique to comstock cases in africa as well . So theres lots of data, i mean we have very new company, weve only been doing this for about 2 years. But there are lots of scientific legit published from people you know in the us and other places who ive looked at. Um, you know, as i, as i said these, especially looking at people of african descent and is this clear evidence that certain types of costs are present differently . A good example is Breast Cancer where you have this stuff type of Breast Cancer called triple negative Breast Cancer. It is much more prevalent in women of african descent done in and any of that. And triple negative risk us, what happens to be one of the most aggressive forms of Breast Cancer and usually presents in younger women. So usually you think of Breast Cancer as a disease that placement beyond the f 14 in gun 9 and many african countries. And indeed people of african descent all over the world. You find women. Even india, teens, or early twenties were presenting with Breast Cancer. So that is just one example of Prostate Cancer in black man is also, you know, twice as likely to cause death then in confusion man. So there are a number of these, you know, theres a, theres a lot of evidence suggesting that kinds of presents differently. And in some cases, presents more aggressively if people of african descent, but there is currently not a lot of research to explain why this is. Thats what that is, what we are trying to do up to you much one of that keeping when you talk about cons, i is the treatment of it. It can be very expensive. Now your company isnt investing in cutting edge biotechnology and even a i how would i would use the cost of treating concept . So, you know, this is, you know, the, some ways you can take it. Busy so best buy in the long view. If we have better tools to diagnose cards, we diagnose cancer area that will cut the cost. Many people unfortunate being done, and many african countries only present to the hospital india cost i to its very advanced ages. At that stage, it is both very expensive and also the, the chances of that treatment resulting in successful cure is already diminished. So one of the, you know, the ways we are, we are a large size where Research Company focused, id really trying to understand the disease among african people. One of the ways we will contribute towards reducing the cost is by allowing us to give a little bit of tools to diagnose, but then also better tools to treat small specifically. So the quicker you country, somebody under mod, director, you can treat them. You can begin to drive down the costs of care. Additionally, were also interested in improving diagnostic access. So many of the more like a diagnostic technologies that are available and taken for granted here up in north america. Im not available in most parts of africa. And so within our work, in addition to our research, we are interested in finding ways to improve access to these diagnostics across the african continent, so that people get diagnosed area and ultimately not just save money, but save lives. Right now medical science is focusing on counseling research, and i forgot thank you very much for your insights. Thank you. The youre watching dw news africa still to come here from a canyon design. I on why have passion, full fashion beats best you in a conventional career that fast. The number of migraines across africa has arisen sharply in the past decade. 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