Why cancer of the food pipe is on the rise in Western

Medical technologist Violet Kisato explains how a histology machine works when testing for cancer cells at the Kakamega County Referral Hospital. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

Just over one in 10 patients treated at the Kakamega Cancer Regional Centre (KCRC) have been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.

According to Dr Hilda Mubisi, the in-charge at the facility, the statistics point to a worrying trend.