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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is improved detection of cancer at lower health facilities, Dr. Joyce Balagadde Kambugu, the head of the paediatrics division at the Uganda Cancer Institute has revealed. According to Dr. Kambugu, they currently register between 650 to 700 new cases annually from between 400 and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 80 percent of all childhood cancers are misdiagnosed according to medics at the Uganda Cancer Institute. They say that most childhood cancers cannot be diagnosed by health workers in lower health facilities and as a result, children are subjected to treatment regimens …