About Us Four years ago, 53-years old Mrs. Elizabeth Ojo-Igbinoba was diagnosed with breast cancer - a common disease, which claims the lives of thousands of women each year worldwide. Two years later on 27 March 2006 Elizabeth passed away. To receive treatment Elizabeth travelled from her home in Benin City, Nigeria, to the Nigerian capital of Abuja. While the staff at Abuja National Hospital provided excellent treatment and support, the reality was that the breast cancer had not been detected in its early stages.

Doctors at the hospital believe that Elizabeth was living with the disease for about nine years. In fact, it was her son Hubert who first raised the alarm bells about his mother's condition when he returned to Benin City from Sydney, Australia in 2004. Realising his mother did not look well, Hubert arranged for his mother to see a doctor and it was not long before he diagnosed her with breast cancer.

Like so many other victims in Nigeria and in other parts of the world, had she been diagnosed earlier, Elizabeth may have had a greater chance of overcoming breast cancer. Nigeria has excellent facilities for the diagnosing and treating breast cancer. However, for many women there is a lack of understanding and awareness of the importance of detecting breast cancer in the early stages.

In memory of his mother and to ensure other women in Benin City to do not suffer from this disease, Hubert Igbinoba is set to launch the Elizabeth Igbinoba Breast Cancer Foundation in Benin City 25-30 March 2008. Hubert's vision is that the campaign will equip women in his home city to take the necessary steps to be aware of the first signs of breast cancer and to receive treatment early as these two measures can save lives.

The current campaign is a preliminary step and will involve a research and a media campaign.

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