A breast cancer survivor in Kenya knits prostheses for others after mastectomies

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Source: AP News
Published: 2026-03-05 16:07 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Health, Africa
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A Kenyan woman who survived breast cancer is knitting prostheses and training others to make them in a country where silicone ones are expensive. Women say the affordable prostheses are a relief and a source of dignity. One woman recalled staying indoors after her mastectomy “because I didn’t want people to label me as the ‘woman with one breast’.” Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer among women in Kenya, where 40% of the population lives below the poverty line.
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