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Delayed screening, family planning myths to blame for Bungoma's rising cancer cases

By Juliet Omelo | Feb. 9, 2026
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Milla Lusweti, an Oncologist attending to a cancer patient at Bungoma County Referral hospital cancer and palliative care center. [Juliet Omelo, Standard]

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