Affordable knitted prostheses empower Kenyan breast cancer survivors

Cristiana Gigina

(5 Mar 2026) ASSOCIATED PRESS Thika, Kenya - 30 January 2026 1. Various of Mary Mwangi arranging knitted breast prosthesis in her shop 2. Close up of a knitted breast prosthesis 3. Various of Mwangi and other breast cancer survivors knitting together 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mary Mwangi, breast cancer survivor and tailor: "When I was diagnosed, initially I was very devastated and I had even refused treatment because in my mind, I was thinking about death because I had not seen a survivor of