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Kenya hosts breast cancer training as awareness month starts

From left: Dr Joan-Paula Bor of the National Cancer Control Programme, National Cancer Institute of Kenya’s Emily Barsito, KNRA Director General James Keter during the launch of a regional breast cancer imaging course, in Nairobi, on October 6, 2025. [Courtesy]

As this week marks the start of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Kenya is hosting a major regional breast cancer imaging course.

At the launch of the course on Monday, health and regulatory authorities renewed calls for more breast cancer awareness besides improved diagnostic capacity across Africa.

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