Tag: cancer treatment

Pharmacy board flags unregistered cancer injection in circulation

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has flagged an unregistered anti-cancer drug currently in circulation in the Kenyan market. In a statement on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, the board stated that they discovered that the Floracil 1000 (Fluorouracil 1000mg/2ml) Injection was in the market despite failing to undergo their approval. “During routine post-market surveillance (PMS) […]

Mombasa ultra-modern cancer treatment centre nears completion

The construction of a comprehensive cancer treatment centre in Mombasa to cater for the large Coast region is nearly complete. The ultra-modern facility project which is within the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital compound is set to offer radiotherapy treatment. The new centre is a joint project of the national government and the Mombasa County. Speaking […]

Scientists find powerhouses that fight tumours from within

New technique has largely focused on white blood cells called T-cells, which are “trained” to recognise and attack cancer cells.

How I survived Stage 4 cervical cancer

Margaret Katana from Kilifi county was diagnosed with the cancer three years ago but has battled the disease through chemotherapy, right diet.

MUINDI: That loose tooth, chronic heartburn, abdominal pain could be a sign of cancer

This is a Black July — black in the sense that three giants have gone down because of this common denominator: cancer. Bob Collymore started, Ken Okoth followed. Then now, Joyce Laboso has followed suit. The above victims are the who-is-who, so I’m imagining how many people have succumbed silently in the villages. Cancer is […]