THE Ministry of Health has revealed that about 8,672 people die from cancer in Zambia every year, with over 13,800 new cases being recorded. And Chief Nkambo has urged government to work closely with traditional leaders, saying gone are the years when they were viewed as “mfwiti”. Speaking during the commemoration of international cancer awareness month in Kitwe, Friday, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo disclosed that cervical cancer was the commonest cancer in Zambia, followed by Kaposi’s sarcoma and prostate cancer. “Zambia sees on average a total of 13,831 new cases per year and 8,672 cancer patients die every year. Breast cancer is now the commonest cancer worldwide followed by lung and colorectal cancer. Cervical cancer is the sixth most common...