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Expert: Ovarian cancer cases are mostly genetic

Experts say ovarian cancer cases are more likely to be linked to genetics than carcinogenic elements.

Cases of Ovarian cancer in Kenya are more likely to be linked to genetics than carcinogenic elements, an expert has said.

Catherine Nyongesa, an oncologist at Kenyatta National Hospital and Texas Cancer Centre, said there was still no evidence in Kenya to link ovarian cancer to asbestos, which is a carcinogenic element (cancer causing substance).

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