Dar es Salaam, Feb. 10 -- MWANZA: CANCER. The word alone can evoke fear. But for two survivors in Mwanza, the diagnosis and timely medical intervention became the start of their healing journey.

Their stories are proof that early detection and treatment can turn a life-threatening condition into one that can be beaten. The key takeaway? Cancer is curable if caught early.

To be precise, let us take the case of Stella Herman from Nyakasa Ward in Ilemela District-Mwanza Region in 2020, at the age of 31, when she noticed blood in her stool.

At first, she thought nothing of it-after all, it did not hurt. For three months, she shrugged off the warning signs, assuming it was something minor.

But after the symptoms persisted, she decided to g...