Nigeria has recorded a new milestone in advanced cancer treatment with the deployment of Actinium-based radiopharmaceutical therapy at Loveworld Medical Centre (LMC), Lagos, as specialists push precision oncology as a targeted alternative to conventional cancer treatment.
The development was disclosed at the 2026 International Symposium on Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (ISRT), themed “Advancing Radiotheranostics and Precision Oncology in Africa,” held at the medical centre on Friday.
Iziaq Adekunle Salako, minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, said Nigeria’s response to cancer must go beyond improving access to conventional treatment to include research, innovation, skilled manpower, infrastructure and effective regulation.
Salako, who was represented by David Oladele, deputy director of Research, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba, at the symposium, posited that, radiopharmaceutical therapy represents an important frontier in modern medicine, adding that
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