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Technology that can detect prostate cancer cell in body now in Kenya

Mr. Daniel Oguna, a PET CT Technologist preparing a patient for a scan procedure at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi


Prostate cancer is the fourth deadly cancerous disease in Kenya that causes at least 1,663 deaths every year out of 2,864 cases recorded.

According to a report that was tabled in Parliament by National Cancer Institute of Kenya (NCI-K), Globocan 2018 estimates show that there are 47,887 new cases in Kenya daily and 32,987 deaths due to cancer annually.

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