Kampala — As government commissions the new Cobalt 60 radiotherapy machines today, the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has revealed that the number of new cancer cases registered annually has shot up by 500, rising from 4,000 in 2016 to 4,500 in 2017.
The cancer institute currently treats about 48,500 patients, with 75 per cent of them receiving radiotherapy treatment.
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