Throat cancer scare as more people diagnosed in western Kenya

Cancer Expert Rose Otera explains about cancer management in her Kakamega Hospice office. September 1, 2016 [Photo:Chrispen Sechere/Standard]

Immaculate Shivinza thought she had a trifling cough. That was in June 2014. To her, all she needed was a lozenge to lubricate and soothe the irritating throat. She was wrong.

The discomfort turned to persistent pain. The 47-year-old sought medical attention at the Kakamega County Referral Hospital but surprised when she was referred to the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).