Topic: Cancer

2,427 cancer cases recorded in North Eastern as MPs launch probe into nuclear waste dumping

By Josphat Thiong'o   2025-06-25 13:45:23

Members of Parliament have launched investigations into nuclear waste dumping in the North-Eastern region.

Nairobi West Hospital starts local production of cancer-tracing isotopes

By James Wanzala   2025-06-24 16:36:48

The fight against cancer in the country has received another major boost after Nairobi West Hospital announced that it had started the local manufacture of radioactive isotopes.

Cancer took my health, heartbreak everything else: Leah Wanjiru's silent battle

By Yvonne Chepkwony   2025-06-16 08:38:21

Papillary thyroid cancer has turned Wanjiru’s life upside down. Once steady, her footing is now uncertain, her days filled with pills — and prayers.

New AI CT scanner to cut cancer, kidney care costs under SHA deal

By David Njaaga   2025-06-15 15:28:23

Health CS Aden Duale commissions East Africa’s first 256-slice CT scanner powered by artificial intelligence, to provide subsidised cancer and kidney care to patients under the SHA.

SHA should improve screening and treatment of cancer countrywide

By Fred Omondi Kokeyo   2025-06-11 15:34:56

The rising cancer burden in Kenya has exposed critical gaps in the accessibility and affordability of cancer care. With the launch of the SHA Fund.

Stage 4 cancer but still standing strong: Eunice Mwende's life after terminal diagnosis

By Ryan Kerubo   2025-06-10 16:24:02

Mwende was diagnosed with stage 0 breast cancer during a routine check-up. She had no family history, no warning signs. She underwent surgery to remove the affected breast.