HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says the highest burden of cancer in 2023 came from cervical cancer, with 3161 new cases recorded. And Masebo says since December 2023, government has sent 39 cancer patients to India for treatment. Meanwhile, Masebo says government has concluded the procurement process for the refurbishment of the Cancer Diseases Hospital. In a speech read on her behalf by Southern Province Minister Credo Nanjuwa, Monday, Masebo said cervical cancer had been a major health calamity in Zambia despite being preventable. “Zambia continues to face a high burden of cancer-related illnesses and deaths. It records approximately 13,000 new cancer cases annually. In addition, the majority 63 percent of new cancer cases in Zambia die from the disease. The...