Umuganga uvura Cancer mu Bitaro bya Butaro byo mu Karere ka Burera, Dr. John Butonzi, avuga ko uretse Cancer y’ibihaha, itabi ari intandaro ya Cancer z’amoko anyuranye mu bantu bari mu kigero cy’imyaka 35 na 70 y’amavuko. Ikigo cy’Igihugu gishinzwe ubuzima, RBC kivuga ko mu Rwanda abantu 12.8% banywa itabi biganjemo urubyiruko, naho abaganga bavura Cancer bo bakaba bavuga ko kunywa itabi byongera ku kigero cya 30% ibyago byo kurwara Cancer ugereranije n’umuntu utarinywa. Ibi byatangajwe kuri uyu munsi mpuzamahanga wo kuzirikana ububi bw’itabi. Avugana na RBA, Muganga Butonzi ati ” Nko ku munsi abarwayi bashya twakira abari hagati ya 20 na 21, muri abo usangamo abarwayi 4 cyangwa 5 cancer bafite zifite aho zihuriye no kuba banywa itabi. Abantu bagomba kumenya ko kunywa itabi bidatera cancer yo mu bihaha gusa, ahubwo bitera n’izindi cancer zirimo cancer y’inkondo y’umura, cancer y’amara manini na cancer y’ibihaha. Kuri uyu munsi mpuzamahanga wo kuzirikana ububi bw’itabi, ishami ry’umuryango w’abibumbye ryita ku buzima, OMS rivuga ko buri mwaka ku isi, abarenga miliyoni 8 bapfa bazize indwara bakomora ku kunywa itabi, abantu bakaba bahamagarirwa kurireka. OMS ivuga ko ku isi 39% by’abagabo banywa itabi, mu gihe abagore ari 9%.
