A consultant urologist at the Kumasi South Hospital, Dr. Samuel Amanamah has explained that one of the main causes of men presenting to hospitals with advanced prostate cancer is ignorance.

According to him, the activities of herbalists and pastors on radio and television have further inflamed the problem and there is an urgent need for assistance.

“People are out there selling all sorts of drugs claiming that it improves people’s urination, maybe some of the drugs will improve your urination but the issue is that what is that drug treating because for you to be able to treat any disease you must know exactly the disease that you are treating,” he noted.

Dr. Samuel Amanamah made these statements while speaking at a forum to mark World Cancer Day in Kumasi; an annual celebration, which takes place on February 4th each year with the aim of striving to reduce avoidable cancer-related fatalities by raising awareness and encouraging government officials to take action to stop the disease’s destructive spread.

Present at the forum was Dr. Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, President of Breast Care International (BCI), a member of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), who also urged the government to place hefty taxes on cigarette, alcohol and sweetened beverages to discourage the youth from abusive consumption and help generate funds for fight against cancer.

The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), which is positioned to achieve the set aim of a cancer-free world anticipated in the year 2000 when the day was founded at the world summit against cancer, is in charge of organizing the day’s global celebration.