Why women below 40 need cancer screening

Dr Geoffrey Mutuma. Early diagnosis, he believes, is cheaper for the government, the individual and families. [Elvis Ogina, Standard

At 23, Mwende Mutiso was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, the cancer had not spread and she was able to get a mastectomy.

However, in 2019, the cancer recurred. It had spread to her lungs and she was told the cancer had reached Stage 4.