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Why is throat cancer holding Kenyans by the neck

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Kenya is reporting the highest throat cancer cases in the world, a new study has revealed. And medical experts are also baffled by the disease’s highly selective behaviour.

The study shows it is affecting younger people only in some parts of Kenya while its distribution is almost equally between the sexes, which contradicts known trends elsewhere. The research indicates that throat cancer is concentrating in specific geographical areas, ethnic communities and even families.

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