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Investigations are underway to establish the main cause of oesophagal cancer in Bomet. [Courtesy]
Judith Chepkemoi from Longisa in Bomet County struggles to swallow food after being diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus two years ago. The 23-year-old feeds through tubes and is on nutritional support under palliative care at Longisa Hospital
“I had difficulty and pain while swallowing food and bought medicine over the counter assuming it was a sore throat, only to be slapped by a medical report that I had cancer,” recalls Chepkemoi who has undergone 12 chemotherapy sessions by March this year for the stage 4 cancer.
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