Cocktail of trouble: Why Kenya has highest breast cancer risk in AfricaKenyan women have the highest risk of developing breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa, most due to unavoidable causes. As many as one in 14 women in Kenya will develop breast cancer by age 74, making the disease a major killer of women. AFCRN brings together cancer registries from sub-Saharan Africa, and includes the two in Kenya: the Nairobi Cancer Registry at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri), and the Eldoret Cancer Registry based at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. The authors of the AFCRN research, who include Anne Korir, the head of the Nairobi Cancer Registry, say breast cancer cases are on the rise across Kenya’s 47 counties. Use of contraceptives, says the cancer registries study, has also been shown to increase breast cancer risk in current and recent users.

Source: Standard Digital April 26, 2020 21:00 UTC