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    "id": 605633,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/605633/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support the petition because of the very serious implications that it has on the population. There are two levels which we would want this Petition to address and come out with some resolutions or the way forward. We expect that this country will assist its civilians by making sure that the precursors of cancer do not come in to our environment. We know that some of the precursors affecting the population come in through the food chain. This is as a result of sub-standard fertilisers perhaps coming from some of the nuclear states that, probably, do not have systems that can control nuclear material. There is also a whole lot of synthetic material that comes in to the country and eventually ends up into the environment such as asenlix. There are large amounts of heavy metals such as mercury that are used either in industry or the medical sector. All these are precursors to cancer. They should never be allowed to come into the environment of a country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, self-assessment of every individual should aid in minimising of the level of cancer in this country. We are aware that breast cancer, cervical cancer and prostate cancer, for example, could be diagnosed fairly early by individuals through self- examination. This should be encouraged so that we can detect cancer cases early and attempt to do some treatment. We know that treatment is expensive. However, we are glad that this country is responding by bringing in appropriate equipment that can be used for cancer treatment. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this petition in an effort to eliminate the cancer disaster in the country."
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