Make Kenyans aware of cancer risk factors

According to the World Health Organisation, non-communicable diseases – mainly cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases – are the biggest cause of deaths worldwide.

More than 36 million die annually from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) (63 per cent of global deaths), including 14 million people who die before the age of 70. More than 90 per cent of these premature deaths from NCDs occur in low-and middle-income countries, and could have largely been prevented. Most premature deaths are linked to common risk factors, namely tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol.