Fight Against Cancer: Nollywood Actress Raises Awareness in Buea

H undreds of secondary and higher school students in the town of Buea on Friday October 16, 2026, joined the Prisma James Foundation on a cancer awareness campaign. They marched from Bongo Square to the Came­ roon Wall of Fame at Turborg Junction with ban­ ners, chanting songs against the ravaging disease. At the Cameroon Wall of Fame, screening was done for prostate cancer for men while women were screened for breast, cervical and ovaries cancers. Dr. Mosse B. A. Wilfried of Cameroon Oncology Centre said they sensitized many stu­ dents at Bilingual Grammar School Molyko Buea, Government High School Buea, Biaka University Institute of Buea and the huge population that gathered at the Cameroon Wall of Fame on the importance of early detection and what to do when someone presents symptoms of cancer. On its manifestation, he said it depends on the type of cancer and its location. Breast cancer will manifest with a lump, swollen skin or nipple discharge. Dr. Mosse B. A pointed out that breast cancer is more prevailing in women counting more than 2000 cases each year. To reduce the risk factor of cancer, people should avoid alcohol, tobacco, and control their weight. Women should breast feed their children and have self-exami­ nation once every month. Ca...