The African Cancer Foundation is focusing on creating awareness on the state of cancer in children as it marks it's fifth anniversary this month.
In Kenya, one to 10 children survive cancer compared to seven in 10 in the developed countries.
While addressing the media, the Managing Director, Africa Cancer Foundation, Dorothy Nyong'o said cancer in children is treatable when detected early, adding that 70 per cent of them are curable.
According to Dorothy Nyong'o, cancer treatment in the country is expensive and there is need for affordable treatment for every Kenyan.
Princess Rose Nasimiyu, a cancer survivor has urged the government to ensure there are facilities for bone marrow transplant in Kenya which many children suffering from cancer seek in developed countries.
She at the same time called on politicians to focus on issues affecting kenyans rather than turning them against each other.
Cancer is the third highest cause of morbidity in Kenya, after infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases.
Globally, cancer causes more deaths than HIV, T.B and Malaria combined.