Cancer scourge

Battling food pipe cancer reminded me why I wanted to live
Reading Time: 5 minutes Jane Wangura thought nothing of swallowing difficulties she had until she was diagnosed with the third deadliest cancer in the […]

3,000 children die of cancer in Kenya yearly, say experts
Reading Time: 3 minutes George Kebaso @Morarak More than 3,000 children die of cancer in Kenya every year, specialists revealed yesterday. National Cancer Institute […]

Make screening a habit in war against killer cancer, men told
Reading Time: 2 minutes Men have been urged to embrace cancer screening habit in a bid to win the war against rising cases of […]

Colleagues, kin pay last respects to fallen K24 TV anchor Anjlee Ghadhvi: PHOTOS
Reading Time: 3 minutes Even in her last moments on earth, the late K24 TV news anchor Anjlee Ghadhvi Noorani never left behind her […]

Woman’s cancer lie confession angers Kenyans on social media
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kenyans have reacted angrily to a middle-aged woman’s confession that she had lied about being a cancer survivor for at […]

Low income countries can tame cancer scourge
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dr Cosmas Mugambi The cancer burden is rising globally, exerting significant strain on populations and health systems at all income […]

Just like adults, children are prone to many cancers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pocyline Karani and Grace Wachira What causes cancer in children considering they are not products of lifestyle habits? Studies have […]

Banned substances abound in Kenyan cosmetics market
Reading Time: 4 minutes Several cosmetic products banned for containing substances that can cause cancer are still on sale in Kenya. A spot check […]

Cancer treatment: Patients bear the strain of huge treatment costs
Reading Time: 4 minutes Monica Wanjiru helps her 14-year-old son to get ready to attend a fundsdrive near their home in Karura, Kiambu county, […]

How scourge of exploitation compounds cancer menace
Reading Time: 3 minutes Cancer patients are facing a lot of exploitation during diagnosis, treatment and management of the disease, experts have said. In […]