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What are you doing in September? If you are free or can make yourselves free, come join us travel down to Kenya for two weeks to Cancel Cancer in Busia. 

For two weeks we will be carrying out Free Breast screenings, Lectures and Demonstrations across seven rural communities, climaxing with a Breast Cancer event.

Kenya Cancer Statistics:

• Cancer is the 3^rd highest cause of morbidity in Kenya [7% of deaths per year], after infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases.

• Difficult to get accurate national data because most data is coming from Nairobi and other urbanized settings.

• Estimate 39,000 new cases of Cancer each year in Kenya with more than 27,000 deaths per year.

• 60% of Kenyans affected by Cancer are younger than 70 years old.

• Leading Cancers:
• Women: Breast (34 per 100,000), Cervical (25 per 100,000)
• Men: Prostate (17 per 100,000), Esophageal (9 per 100,000).

• 70-80% of cancer cases are diagnosed in late stages
• Due to: Lack of awareness; Inadequate diagnostic facilities; Lack of treatment facilities; High cost of treatment; High poverty Index.

• Number of radiation centres in the country: 4 (all in Nairobi – KNH, MP Shah, Nairobi Hospital, Aga Khan).

• Number of treatment facilities: 4 (2 main, 2 limited).

• Human Capacity for cancer treatment in Kenya (public sector):
• 4 radiation oncologists
• 6 medical oncologists
• 4 paediatric oncologists
• 5 radiation therapy technologists
• 3 oncology nurses
• 2 medical physicists

(Figures from Kenya Network of Cancer organisation)

To Volunteer or more details please twitter@CancelCancerAf or email info@ronniej.co.uk