More than 28, 000 women have undergone cancer screening in Nakuru County in the last three months.
According to Nakuru County Health Chief Officer Dr Samwel Mwaura, the launch of the Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) in May has seen more women show up for the early detection of the disease.
Mwaura cited that the cancer awareness and testing drive has yielded positive results since it allowed women to seek cancer screening services early enough in life.
"The early detection and diagnosis of any type of cancer is critical since it enables a patient to start treatment and management of the disease early before it translates into a life-threatening sickness," he added
He was speaking at Tayari area in Molo on Monday.
Mwaura advised women and men to take advantage of adequately equipped medical facilities in the county for regular free cancer screening services.
He said early diagnosis of cancer is invaluable not only in its successful therapy but also in its control and prevention.
During the daylong event, 500 women and 100 men turned up for the free screening services for breast, cervical and prostate cancer.
The free clinics were complemented with free HIV Testing and Counselling (HTC) and appropriate family nutrition services courtesy of county government medical practitioners and panoply of health and nutrition experts.