Research by the Kenya Medical Research Institute shows that 80 per cent of cancer cases in the country are diagnosed at an advanced stage. For a long time, the capacity for cancer treatment in the public sector has been minimal. But the level of public awareness is still low. To support the already constrained public health system, the Texas Cancer Centre was started in June 2010. The ministry and the stakeholders must come up with robust public awareness campaigns.

Source: Daily Nation March 09, 2017 18:28 UTC