Skye Bank, Partners COPE to Provide Free Breast Cancer Screening

In line with its corporate social responsibility drive and commitment to the fight against cancer, Skye Bank, in conjunction with a non-governmental organization, COPE Foundation, is once again offering free breast cancer screening to the public.

The event, which is scheduled to hold on Saturday July 23, 2016 from 8am to 5pm at the premises of the NGO, on 39B, Adeniyi Jones Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos, is intended to stem the growing incidence of the scourge through early detection and treatment of the disease.

The bank said in a statement that to take advantage of this opportunity, interested customers are required to pre-register on www.skyebankng.com/skyepearl/free-breast-cancer-screening<http://www.skyebankng.com/skyepearl/free-breast-cancer-screening>.

It would be recalled that the Bank has in the last 3 to 4 years sponsored over 30 indigent cancer patients for treatment in addition to providing free screening programmes for over 10,000 women within and outside Lagos. The prevalence of the scourge in younger women and the late presentation is still on the increase. The bank is committed to supporting worthy social causes in the health sector to improve the wellbeing and healthcare of Nigerians, noting that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about 70 per cent of all cancer deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Deaths from cancer worldwide are projected to continue to rise to over 13.1 million in 2030. Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, accounting for approximately 8.2 million deaths in 2012.