Raising awareness for cancer, Annie Idiabia posed for a Breast Cancer-inspired shoot by makeup
artist Banjo Laide of ArabyLaide and
photographer, Emmanuel Oyeleke, tagged #FightTheOdds.
The purpose is to “to create more awareness about cancer and the
importance of self examination. Recent studies have shown that 20% of breast cancer is discovered by
self examination rather than mammography and we must realize that
cancer is not a respecter of persons. It could happen to anyone, even a
celebrity like Annie Idibia. Imagine the lives that will be saved if more women
physically checked themselves on a regular basis, imagine if we could stand
against breast
cancer by fighting the odds via self examination.
Let’s save the life of a woman today, let’s examine ourselves today!“
The shoot is a personal one for makeup artist, Banjo Laide. She shared her
inspiration, which stems from a close encounter with Breast Cancer, via Instagram. She
wrote;
“At the age of 18 I had a breast cancer scare as I noticed a
hard lump on my left breast and a swelling occurred. After being examined I
discovered it was a lump, and the doctor scheduled an appointment for it to be
removed.
But on the day of the surgery it was a miracle as it disappeared. It
resurfaced again and I had no option but to do a mammogram. At the end of the
day it was discovered I had high Prolactin level – a disorder that causes the
pituitary gland to produce more Prolactin than normal. Although I was cancer
free, the incidence was a wake up call on the importance of regular self examination.
Because of this I decided to team up with Nollywood actress/entrepreneur Annie
Idibia @AnnieIdibia1, and ace photographer Emmanuel Oyeleke @EmmanuelOyeleke,
to create this look with the project called #FightTheOdds portraying that
anyone can be a victim of cancer even a celebrity. S/o to the whole team who
made this work.“
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