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County records high number of cancer cases

An Immunology machine at Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital. INSET: Meru County Health Executive Dr William Muraah. [PHOTO: PHARES MUTEMBEI/STANDARD]

Meru, Kenya: High number of cancer cases have been recorded in Meru county, a senior county official has said.

Though the causes are varied, Kiegoi ward in Igembe South has recorded the highest number of patients seeking treatment for throat and brain cancer, while stomach cancers are more common in Imenti South and Imenti Central sub-counties.

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