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Cancer Surgeon
9 years ago

The leading causes of cancer deaths in Malawi are cervical cancer, kaposi sarcoma, esophageal cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, lymphomas, and sarcomas. Breast cancer is actually quite uncommon, along with liver and kidney cancers. the #1 and #2 cancers in Malawi (cervical cancer and kaposi sarcoma) are not due to diet, smoking, nor drinking. They are because of sex. HIV is the leading risk factor for KS and cervical CA. KS occurs in people who have poorly treated HIV. Cervical CA occurs due to a sexually transmitted infection virus called HPV – the risk factors for HPV are sex at… Read more »

Padazi Pa Ntaba Kodi Ungalembepo Ndi Choko
Padazi Pa Ntaba Kodi Ungalembepo Ndi Choko
9 years ago

Sizoona kuti aids ndi imene ikubweretsa cancer monga mmene ena alembera pa pa tsamba lino. (Read that in Ntaba’s accent..lol) Recent studies point to the fact that living near mobile phone masts or television transmitters increases one’s chances of having cancer. Actually in 2011 the IARC, the authority of WHO on cancers declared mobile phones a class B carcinogen – cancer causing agents. Now in Malawi mobile phone masts and phone usage have been on the increase in recent times. It is not a coincidence therefore that cancer issues have been on the increase at the same time as these… Read more »

Lameck Chikho
9 years ago

tell these malawians only the truth about the causes of cancer! kapena mufuna mu pemphe fumding yopita ku BEAM TRUST!

Wachimalawi
Wachimalawi
9 years ago

Ma birth control, GM foods, polution, thats whats making in rise, poor diets and proccessed foods nkatimo

Chinyama Phiri
9 years ago

cancer centre mungamange pa ndata Mesa zonse zimamangidwa Ku mwera. causes of cancer is HIV not mowa kapena fodya Ai osawanamiza anthu. kale kulibe Aids cancer was a taboo pano cancer ili paliponse HIV

Kanjex
9 years ago

Kuzakhala ma unhealed deseases @ the ends of the World

Patriot
Patriot
9 years ago

SIYANI KUDYA NKHUKU ZACHIZUNGU, 4 weeks chimwanapiye chskula kale. Zoona?
Kale tikudya yathu ya lokolo kunalibe nthenda za azunguzi.

Dr.Jack
Dr.Jack
9 years ago

MOST ARTIFICIAL FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES ACCELERATE THE PROG’S OF CANCER & MOST WOMEN DON’T UNDERGO THRU PROPER SCREENING BEFORE GETTING THE ACTUAL SERVISE, SO HOW CAN U EXPECT IT TO DECREASE?

Critic eye
Critic eye
9 years ago

By the way, is Mr. Richard Nyasosela, a medical oncologist or Radition Oncologist?

Msena
Msena
9 years ago

Mr. Richard Nyasosela, thanks for this. Please work hard. Are there 2 Richard Nyasosela who went to the same secondary school? Thanks

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