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Parents can help to prevent most cases of cervical cancer. Will they?

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Cervical cancer vaccination exercise at Kakamega County Referral Hospital in 2019. [Duncan Ocholla, Standard]

I learnt of Catherine Kasavuli's battle with cervical cancer with a lot of apprehension. I think we - the audience that spend years adoring personalities like Ms Kasavuli - never quite expect such news.

As a doctor though I have a good grasp of man's susceptibility to ill health. In Kenya, cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths amongst women. I handle hundreds of cervical cancer patients at Texas Cancer Centre. So, I know that cervical cancer can affect any woman; even celebrities.

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