The Kenya National Cancer Institute reports that Nairobi, Nakuru, Kiambu, Machakos and Nyeri counties have the highest number of cancer cases in Kenya.
The findings were announced on Thursday, February 2nd at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi.
The survey will run from 2021-2022.
The report shows that 70% of cancer cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage and 2 in 3 die.
The survey also found that only 23% of all cancer patients in the country have access to cancer management and treatment services.
On average, the country records about 47,887 new cancer cases and 32,500 deaths annually.
46% of new cases are usually diagnosed very late in both men and women.
However, more women (16.2%) learned of their cancer diagnosis much earlier than men (10.4%).
For cancer-related complications, patients diagnosed with breast cancer are more likely to have complications (15.9%), followed by cervical cancer (13.3%).
Esophageal cancer is the leading cause of disease-related deaths in Kenya with 15.6%, followed by cervical cancer with 10.4%, breast cancer (9.6%) and liver cancer (9.1%).
In terms of prevalence, breast cancer is the highest at 15.9%, followed by cervical cancer (13.3%), esophageal cancer 11.8% (%), prostate cancer (10.1%), colorectal cancer (7.1%), gastric cancer (5.8%). %) is. percent).
The report further indicates that men are predominantly affected by prostate cancer (23.7%), esophageal cancer (15.9%) and colorectal cancer (8.8%).
Leukemia accounts for 15% of childhood cancers, followed by brain tumors (11%), lymphoma 10%, kidney 10% and nasopharyngeal 7%.
The governor’s council has revealed that there are no cancer diagnostic or treatment centers in more than 20 counties.
