Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) successfully performed a historic 11-hour surgery, removing 20.86kg of breast tissue from a 17-year-old girl with gigantomastia. In another medical achievement, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) in Kisumu conducted its inaugural cardiothoracic surgery on a patient with Stage II esophageal cancer. Separately, Dr. Mukuhi Ng’ang’a, a Consultant Breast Surgical Oncologist at Aga Khan University Hospital, highlighted that breast cancer is increasingly affecting younger women in sub-Saharan Africa. She emphasized that late presentation is a significant barrier to survival in the region.