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PCEA Githogoro Training

PCEA Githogoro Training

In a training organized by PCEA Beulah Church in Githogoro for young mothers, Tumaini was able to make a presentation on cervical cancer.

Cancer Patient Visit

Cancer Patient Visit

This was a home visit to a cancer patient, It is always encouraging and fulfilling when a patients faith and hope are strengthened as happened in this visit.

Awareness mission to Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri

The Mission was carried out on 13th October 2024. A local family whose mother had passed away,

Beulah Mission

Beulah Mission

The mission was partnership between Beulah PCEA Health Committee, Gertrude Gardens Hospital,

Home Visits

A home visit in Ngong to a sister of one of Church members in October. Two other home visits were done in Rioki, Githunguri in September, Nairobi In August to a mother who had come to Nairobi for treatment.

PCEA Ngure, kikuyu

PCEA Ngure, kikuyu

The church had organized a medical camp Requested us to talk about cancer and carry out breast examination.

Caregivers Seminar

Caregivers Seminar

The Seminar was held on 19th September 2024 and the subjects were mainly counselling, encouragement and generally how to handle their patients despite the difficulties that they were facing.

PCEA Ndaroini church, Nyeri

The mission to PCEA Ndaroini Church was carried out on 12th November 2023. Four members, three nurses and two Tumaini contacts travelled to Nyeri and did the following;-

Awareness Mission to PCEA Nginduri Church

Awareness Mission to PCEA Nginduri Church, Komothai Parish

Learn more about Cancer


Cancer Staging

    • Stage 1(Insitu): The cancerous cells are present but have not spread to nearby tissues
    • Stage 2 (Localized ): The cancerous cells are confined(limited)within the site of origin with no signs that it has spread to nearby tissues
    • Stage 3 (Regional): The cancerous cells have spread to nearby lymph nodes, tissues and organs
    • Stage 4 (Distant/Metastatic ): Cancer cells have spread to distant parts of the body



Risk factors

Risk factors both modifiable and non-modifiable Non Modifiable factors are the ones we have no control over to include age, gender, race and ethnicity. Modifiable factors we got control over to include diet and, lifestyle, eg.smoking and taking alcohol




Partnership

Women for Cancer provided the kits for cervical Cancer testing and the attendant staff, Gertrude’s Hospital provided the Clinicians, Pharmacist and Lab technologists. Beulah church provided the