Proactive, Patient, Reactive? Date: 30th September 2024 | Issue #2 By Stefanie Harsch, Ph.D. stephanie.harsch@cancerresearchkenya.org How do we portray people affected by cancer in Kenya and what are the implications for policy, practice, and research? This “idea of cancer” also influences our understanding of what we call a person with...
Tuberculosis or lung cancer?
“Tuberculosis or lung cancer?” Date: 30th September 2024 | Issue #2 By Laura Awuor, MD laura.awuor@cancerresearchkenya.org Mary, a 30-year-old woman from Kenya has been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer after visiting six different hospitals within a span of 5 years. At her diagnosis, the cancer is at stage IV and end-of-life...