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Afya House warns late diagnosis main cause of rising cancer deaths

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From left, Dr.Nicholas Abinya the founder of Kenya Society of Haematology & Ecology (KESHO), Dr Miriam Mutebi Chairperson of the Kenya Society of Haematology & Ecology and Dr. Mary Nyangasi , Head of National Cancer Program, MOH during the 17th Kenya International Cancer Conference that was held in Mombasa. [Robert Menza, Standard]

Majority of Kenyans are still shying away from cancer screening with 70 per cent of patients diagnosed in late stages.

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