The Kenya Oncology Research Database

The Kenya Oncology Research Database It aims to develop a digital platform for the collation of data on cancer patients from multiple institutions and multiple collaborators in Kenya.

The Kenya Oncology Research Database (KORDA) is a project being undertaken by select faculty from the Schools of Medicine and Computing, at the University of Nairobi . It is modelled as a clinical care registry which will provide the complementary staging, treatment and allied clinical data required to monitor clinical care and outcomes.

02/09/2017

It is with humble acceptance of God's will that The Kenya Oncology Research Database announces the passing of it's Director, Professor Saidi Hassan, after an illness bravely borne. He was laid to rest at Kibra Muslim cemetery on 31 August 2017. May Allah grant him paradise and may his legacy go on in the work he did. Prof will be missed.

21/01/2017

The FALCON Trial looks at the use of the agent Fulvestrant in postmenopausal ladies who have hormone receptor positive breast cancer.

Fulvestrant 500 mg Versus Anastrozole 1 mg for Hormone Receptor-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer (FALCON): An International, Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Trial

Robertson JFR, Bondarenko I, Trishkina E, et al Lancet. 2016;388:2997-3005

20/11/2016

Questions that some may ask include: how do I know I have prostate cancer? Is my risk increased with a family history? how soon do I need to start getting checked?

20/11/2016

Globally, the incidence of prostate cancer stands at 15%. The Nairobi Cancer Registry reports a rate of 17.8%. Most patients will present with the disease on or beyond their 65th birthday.

19/11/2016

The prostate gland is roughly the size of a plum and sits below the male urinary bladder, allowing the urethra to pass through it en route to the p***s. Often with age, it will enlarge and can get to the size of a medium tomato

19/11/2016

We at will over the tail half of November share some information on prostate cancer. Feel free to ask questions or seek clarifications.

Never too late to a party. Did you know that MOVEMBER combines 'mo' from moustache and 'vember' from November? It was st...
19/11/2016

Never too late to a party. Did you know that MOVEMBER combines 'mo' from moustache and 'vember' from November? It was started as a charity to raise funds and awareness about men's health issues. https://goo.gl/RFCQTl

As you ditch the razor in readiness for a hairy Movember, 11 things you never knew about the humble moustache

19/11/2016

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