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Challenges cancer patients face in quest for treatment in Kenya

Caroline Wambui a cancer survivor details her treatment emphasizing on early screening at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital during the celebration of the World Cancer Day on February 4, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

In 2016, at 35, Margaret Kamau's life took a cataclysmic turn. The mother of two, full of dreams, felt a lump in her breast. A diagnosis confirmed her worst fear-breast cancer.

"It wasn't easy to accept my diagnosis," Margaret recalls. "I started crying... My husband was with me, and we were overwhelmed."

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