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Colorectal cancer a silent killer with no early warning symptoms

Cancer cells: Cancer of the colon and rectum a silent killer.

Colorectal cancer is among the top ten cancers in Kenya. This type of cancer can either start at the colon or the rectum otherwise called the large intestine.

 According to recent Globocan data, there were 1,354 estimated new cases and 937 deaths from colorectal cancer in 2018 in Kenya. There are probably more cases and deaths from unreported or undiagnosed colorectal cancer.

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