Share of beliefs about the causes of cancer Nigeria 2023
As of 2023, a survey revealed that most adult Nigerians nationwide do not know the causes of cancer, as asserted by 62 percent of those interviewed. Similarly, 14 percent of the respondents attributed the cause of cancer to eating canned food, while seven percent cited poor hygiene. Other causes mentioned include unhealthy food/bad diet (six percent), hereditary (six percent), smoking (three percent), using bleaching cream as well as keeping money inside the brassiere (one percent).