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Embu organises cancer marathon as concern raised over new cases

Embu Health Executive Dr Jamleck Muturi displaying one of the T-shirts being sold to raise funds during a Cancer Marathon by Embu county government. [Joseph Muchiri/Standard]

About 200 new cases of cancer are reported every year, according to county officials.

There are about 5,000 cancer patients in Embu who are currently receiving treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital and other hospitals in Nairobi or abroad.

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