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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Pukose",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for allowing me to contribute to this Motion. At the outset, I want to support the Motion by Hon. (Ms.) Gladys Wanga. Training of oncologists is just the basic but not the solution. Management of cancer is wide and is both preventive and curative. When you talk of prevention, what are we able to do and how do we strengthen our public health so that the causative factors associated with cancers can be highlighted to the public, for example, smoking, alcohol consumption and exposure to radiation? An Hon. Member talked of consumption of hot tea being one of the causative factors but I think he must have said so on a light touch because that is a joke. We face quacks in the management of cancer. More often, people seek treatment from unqualified persons who are doing trial and error. We are aware of herbalists who give medication which can assist in management of cancer but other people are taking advantage of that situation. They advertise their medicines and say that it cures cancer and yet it is not true. They are doing business which is making management of cancer expensive. Given the epidemiology she has given about cases of cancer in the country, you would also like to know its spread within the various counties. Is distribution the same all over the country? Are other areas more affected than others? That will give us an impetus in determining where we put money. For example, if cancer of the oesophagus is more pronounced in certain areas, then county governments must also be involved in dealing with the situation. If we talk about the Government, are we talking of the national Government or the county governments to invest in oncologists? As Hon. (Prof.) Nyikal had mentioned earlier on, this must be accompanied by other resources such as laboratory and medical support services to make this a reality. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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