Breast cancer accounts for 22 per cent of female deaths in Nairobi alone. Even though majority of breast cancer patients are female, a small percentage are male. According to Marsha, as long as a person has breast mass, they are potentially susceptible to breast cancer. But lumps and pimples are not the only signs of the presence of breast cancer. Anyone with a family member who has suffered from breast cancer has a 50 per cent chance of getting the disease.

Source: Standard Digital April 18, 2017 10:18 UTC