With this trend, the cancer burden in Africa is projected to double from 1,055,172 new cases in 2018 to 2,123,245 cancer cases by 2040, WHO said.

In Nigeria, the most prevalent types of cancer are breast cancer, cervical cancer, and prostate cancer. In addition to the aforementioned are blood cancers like multiple myeloma and leukemia.

Peter identified late and poor diagnosis, lack of medical cover and poverty as some of the leading challenges for cancer patients in Nigeria and most African countries.

The disease could be prevented, he noted, and the burden reduced -- through healthy lifestyle habits, such as eating proper and healthy diets, engaging in appropriate exercises and ensuring routine medical check at all times.

"Sadly, most cancer patients in Africa are diagnosed at a late stage and the prognosis for a positive outcome is lessened even in cases where treatment is available and affordable," he said.

Thomas Anyanwu, an oncologist in Nigeria's economic hub Lagos, told Xinhua that Nigeria needed to do more to improve its poor standard of cancer equipment, referring to some machines used in investigating cancer like state-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans, bone scans, and even high-quality Computed Tomography (CT) scanners.

"Cancer is scary and demands proper attention in Nigeria. It is usually a death sentence in the country, and anyone can be affected," Anyanwu said.

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