Breast, cervical, esophagi, stomach, prostrate and head and neck cancers have been identified as the most prevalent in Nakuru County.
According to Naivasha sub-county Medical Officer of Health Dr Oren Ombiro, they had noticed a sharp increase in cancer cases in the county.
Speaking in his office on Thursday, Ombiro noted that awareness could have contributed to the rise in the number of cases with many people volunteering for screening.
He said the health department will conduct awareness campaigns so that patients can be screened against cancer and get early treatment.
Ombiro said 148 cancer patients had gone through the Naivasha palliative care clinic since it opened its doors in 2012.
The doctor said the facility in Naivasha offered screening facilities only before patients were referred to either KNH and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret.
He said they have planned four community outreach programmes to enhance awareness among area residents during this cancer awareness month.
Meanwhile, Naivasha has now been declared cholera-free after concerted efforts by public health officers and stakeholders to contain the recent outbreak.
With 38 cases confirmed in a period of two months, health officers said that no case had been reported in the last three weeks.
The health official was however quick to note that there was no time to celebrate yet adding that Naivasha was a transit-town noting that a response team was still on the ground monitoring the situation.
He said they have not registered any cholera case in the last three weeks in Naivasha but are still on high alert.
Ombiro attributed the success to active case search, health education and disinfection of all contaminated areas mainly shallow wells in Kihoto estate.
The health officer said of the 38 cases treated, 26 were from Kihoto estate which relies on water from shallow wells.
He expressed concern over the quality of the drinking water in the estate that borders Lake Naivasha and is home to hundreds of flower farm workers.
“We have being treating water in this estate using chlorine for the last one month but the exercise is not sustainable and it’s very expensive,” said the doctor.