At Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation walk, Nollywood actors explain need for prostate screening

Nollywood actor, Keppy Ekpenyong, leading the Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation Cancer Awareness Walk in Lagos…yesterday.

Nigerian adult males have been enjoined to improve their health life by taking advantage of the free prostate cancer screening being provided by the Dozy Mmobuosi Foundation.

Nollywood Actors, Keypee Ekpenyong and Fred Amata made the plea at the lecture held at the end of the walk organised by the Foundation to create awareness for the scourge of the disease said to be on the top list of ailments that kill black African men.

The health talk was anchored by Urologist, Dr. Adebowale Oyebade, who counseled that prostrate screening should be done at least once a year by adult males who are 40 years and above.

Oyebade said the importance of screening is to detect very early any challenges of the prostrate at which stage it can be fully treated.

He Said: “Prostate health should be the concern of everyone and not just men. When a man suffers from prostate enlargement or the extreme case of cancerous growth, it affects the entire family starting from the wife who will be denied conjugal benefits of marriage and the children whose education may be affected. It overall brings emotional burden on the family, relations and friends”

Responding to the lecture, Ekpenyong, who is one of the foundation actors of the modern movie industry in the country, thanked the organisers for consistently putting together the campaign in the last three years.

“This is one of societal interest causes I have subscribed to because I appreciate the importance of men’s health to the family and community.

“It is very important for every adult male in the age range of 40 years and above to make out time at least once in a year to screen for prostrate