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Understanding your chest CT and PET scans in lung cancer detection

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard]

Despite recent breakthroughs that have improved survival rates, lung cancer continues to affect many people.

In Kenya, this type of cancer significantly contributes to the overall cancer burden, with approximately 1,200 new cases and over 800 deaths recorded each year.

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