#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth2020: Kenya still grappling with worrying breast cancer figures

Only14% of women in Kenya have had clinical breast examination (Shutterstock)

75% of women in Kenya have not performed a self-breast examination (SBE) and only 14% have had a clinical breast examination according to data released by the Ministry of Health.

Despite breast cancer accounting for 12.5% of all cancers in the country and 20.9% of all cancers among women, most women are yet to do breast examinations posing a challenge to early detection.