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 […]