Oesophageal cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Kenya, way ahead of cervical and breast varieties, which for years ranked among the country's top killers, especially among women, a new global survey has shown.
The latest analysis from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Cancer Collaborators reveals that, in 2023, oesophageal cancer caused the highest number of cancer deaths in Kenya, accounting for 14.8 percent of all cancer deaths.
