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David Chumba

Moi University
Verified email at mu.ac.ke
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Improvement of pathology in sub-Saharan Africa

A Adesina, D Chumba, AM Nelson, J Orem… - The lancet …, 2013 - thelancet.com
In the coming decades, cancer will be a major clinical and public health issue in sub-
Saharan Africa. However, clinical and public health infrastructure and services in many …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct viral and mutational spectrum of endemic Burkitt lymphoma

F Abate, MR Ambrosio, L Mundo, MA Laginestra… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is primarily found in children in equatorial regions and
represents the first historical example of a virus-associated human malignancy. Although …

Dental fluorosis and oral health in the African Esophageal Cancer Corridor: Findings from the Kenya ESCCAPE case–control study and a pan‐African perspective

D Menya, SK Maina, C Kibosia, N Kigen… - … journal of cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There are no studies of oral health in relation to esophageal cancer in Africa, or of Eastern
Africa's endemic dental fluorosis, an irreversible enamel hypo‐mineralization due to early …

[HTML][HTML] Aggressive breast cancer in western Kenya has early onset, high proliferation, and immune cell infiltration

RT Sawe, M Kerper, S Badve, J Li, M Sandoval-Cooper… - BMC cancer, 2016 - Springer
Background Breast cancer incidence and mortality vary significantly among different nations
and racial groups. African nations have the highest breast cancer mortality rates in the world …

Hot beverages and oesophageal cancer risk in western Kenya: Findings from the ESCCAPE case–control study

DRS Middleton, D Menya, N Kigen… - … journal of cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has markedly high incidence rates in
Kenya and much of East Africa, with a dire prognosis and poorly understood aetiology …

Comparison of conventional cervical cytology versus visual inspection with acetic acid among human immunodeficiency virus–infected women in Western Kenya

H Mabeya, K Khozaim, T Liu, O Orango… - Journal of lower …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective This study aimed to determine the accuracy of visual inspection with acetic acid
(VIA) versus conventional Pap smear as a screening tool for cervical intraepithelial …

Traditional and commercial alcohols and esophageal cancer risk in Kenya

D Menya, N Kigen, M Oduor, SK Maina… - … journal of cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Squamous cell esophageal cancer is common throughout East Africa, but its etiology is
poorly understood. We investigated the contribution of alcohol consumption to esophageal …

Screening by clinical breast examination in Western Kenya: Who comes?

NW Busakhala, FA Chite, J Wachira… - Journal of global …, 2016 - ascopubs.org
Purpose More than 80% of women with breast cancer in Kenya present to medical care with
established late-stage disease. We sought to understand why women might not participate …

Breast cancer diagnosis in a resource poor environment through a collaborative multidisciplinary approach: the Kenyan experience

S Sayed, Z Moloo, P Bird, R Wasike… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - jcp.bmj.com
INTRODUCTION The majority of women with breast cancer in Kenya present with node-
positive (stage II) or locally advanced Q7 disease (stage IIIB). Diagnosis is made on fine …

Use of visual inspection with acetic acid, Pap smear, or high-risk human papillomavirus testing in women living with HIV/AIDS for posttreatment cervical cancer …

EO Orang'o, T Liu, A Christoffersen-Deb, P Itsura… - Aids, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Few studies have addressed optimal follow-up for HIV-infected women after
cervical treatment. This study aimed to compare performance of three available tests to …