{"id":4725,"date":"2022-09-26T12:24:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T09:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knh.or.ke\/?p=4725"},"modified":"2022-09-26T12:56:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T09:56:51","slug":"early-diagnosis-is-key-in-childhood-cancer-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knh.or.ke\/index.php\/2022\/09\/26\/early-diagnosis-is-key-in-childhood-cancer-care\/","title":{"rendered":"EARLY DIAGNOSIS IS KEY IN CHILDHOOD CANCER CARE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4725\" class=\"elementor elementor-4725\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45292e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45292e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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The health experts from fields such as neurosurgery, paediatrics, nursing, nutrition, counseling, general medicine, and much more held discussions on ways to manage and enhance capacity in childhood cancer care in Kenya.<br><br>\n\nThis year\u2019s theme is \u2018Better Survival is Achievable, Through Your Hands,\u2019 and the aim is\nto bring to light the various types of childhood cancers, diagnosis, causes, early warning\nsigns and treatment options available.This hospital initiative will be an annual event that will commit to improving and supporting universal health care, particularly in paediatric cancer care. 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