A cancer patient will tomorrow become the first Kenyan to be treated with a new radiation machine that cuts treatment time from about 40 minutes to two minutes. Kenya becomes the third African country after South Africa and Morocco and the sixth in the world to own the machine. Clinical and radiation oncologist Solomon Mutua said it will ensure much better outcomes for cancer patients than the old treatment. “It is well-suited to handle the majority of cancer patients, offering advanced treatments for prostate, breast, head and neck, and many other forms of cancer,” Dr Prakash Saini said. The PET-CT scanner is a life-saving tool in the fight against these deadly diseases,” Aga Khan University Hospital CEO Shawn Bolouki said.

Source: The Star February 28, 2019 16:07 UTC