![](http://cdn.guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/world-cancer-day-1675410138-1024x576.jpg)
500,000 Africans died of cancer in 2022, WHO confirms
.First Lady urges empathy for patients Over 500,000 Africans died of cancer in 2022, with about 882,000 new cases reported in the region, World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed. The body warned that