Cancer victim?

[Georgesoros]

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The explosion of cancer cases in Kenya is staggering. Mainly affecting the poor.
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/05/03/jadudi-diagnosed-with-second-brain-tumor-months-after-successful_c1343629

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At times I wonder whether it's really an explosion of cases or an epidemic of reporting.  Because in a country where medical statistics are anything but reliable, modern communications may just be exposing an age old problem; we can't really say it's on the rise because we don't know what it was yesterday. 

In the 90's where would you have heard of Jadudi outside of his small circle?  That said, there still needs to be an investigation on the likely causes.  Is it water?  Processed foods?  Air? etc etc etc

[Georgesoros]

I don't think its the reporting. A few of my neighbors have died from some form of cancer over the past ten years. There are more people dying from cancer related diseases than 30yrs ago when I was growing up. That is not governmental, rather evidence from an individual from the neighborhood.

At times I wonder whether it's really an explosion of cases or an epidemic of reporting.  Because in a country where medical statistics are anything but reliable, modern communications may just be exposing an age old problem; we can't really say it's on the rise because we don't know what it was yesterday. 

In the 90's where would you have heard of Jadudi outside of his small circle?  That said, there still needs to be an investigation on the likely causes.  Is it water?  Processed foods?  Air? etc etc etc

[mya88]

I don't think its the reporting. A few of my neighbors have died from some form of cancer over the past ten years. There are more people dying from cancer related diseases than 30yrs ago when I was growing up. That is not governmental, rather evidence from an individual from the neighborhood.

At times I wonder whether it's really an explosion of cases or an epidemic of reporting.  Because in a country where medical statistics are anything but reliable, modern communications may just be exposing an age old problem; we can't really say it's on the rise because we don't know what it was yesterday. 

In the 90's where would you have heard of Jadudi outside of his small circle?  That said, there still needs to be an investigation on the likely causes.  Is it water?  Processed foods?  Air? etc etc etc

I think you are right, its not the reporting, cancer was not rampant in Kenya like it is now and the rare cases that happened, a functioning system was somewhat available to either detect and/or mitigate treatments whether at home or in India for those who could afford it.

Cancer is an old diseases and in most cases except for some genetic component and some blood cancers .......it mostly affects the older adult, meaning it takes that long for cancer to develop in a compromised host. ....but what is really stunning is that in Kenya currently it is affecting the young, in their 30's............that is alarming. It means something in the environment has changed and I mean significantly to the point that cancer cells are able to mutate and increase faster than ever before.

The culprit I suspect is the use of hormones in food, use of fertilizers from God knows where, and I hear the oil being used to cook some of the food in public places is suspect. If I remember correctly Kenyans rarely died of cancer in the 80's..... but is anyone paying attention.