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

By John Shilitsa | Feb. 8, 2021
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.

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