Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month helps spread information about esophageal cancer. This type of cancer affects the esophagus, the tube that food travels through from the mouth to the stomach.
Esophageal cancer happens when tumors grow anywhere along the esophagus, the muscular tube that leads from the mouth to the stomach.
If this type of cancer is detected early, treatment may be effective and the outlook is better. But most people do not receive a diagnosis until esophageal cancer is in the later stages.
Symptoms of Esophageal Cancer
If you or someone you know is exhibiting symptoms of esophageal cancer, seek medical attention immediately.
Symptoms include:
- Difficulty in swallowing
- Unintentional weight loss
- Chest pain
- Heart burn
- Indigestion
- Coughing
- Hoarse voice
This is to bring to the attention of all stakeholders and general members of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Health, pursuant to section 36 of the Cancer Prevention and Control Act, No. 15 of 2012 has developed:
1. The Cancer Prevention and Control (Standards of Care) Rules, 2023
2. The Cancer Prevention and Control (Public Awareness and Education) Rules, 2023
3. The Cancer Prevention and Control (Cancer Registries) Rules, 2023
4. The Cancer Prevention and Control (Consent to Research) Rules, 2023
5. The Cancer Prevention and Control (Inspection and Certification) Rules, 2023
Under the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013, the National Cancer Institute of Kenya plans to engage members of the public and stakeholders on the same through public hearings. The purpose of the hearings shall be to get oral submissions on the draft Regulations to ensure that persons likely to be affected by the Statutory Instruments have adequate opportunity to give their views on the Instruments. The Draft Regulations can be obtained from the Institute’s website (The National Cancer Institute of Kenya – NCI Kenya)
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