Seven out of 10 children ailing from cancer die

National Cancer Institute acting CEO Dr Alfred Karagu during an interview with The Standard. [David Njaaga/Standard]

Only three out of 10 children diagnosed with cancer annually in the country survive, the cancer institute has revealed.

Unlike in the developed world, the survival rate for children affected in Kenya ranges from 10 to 30 per cent, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Chief Executive Officer Alfred Karagu told The Standard in an interview.