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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Evelyne Musambi

A breast cancer survivor knits prostheses in Kenya as silicone ones are costly

Kenya Knitted Prostheses - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

When Mary Mwangi got her cancer diagnosis, she imagined death would follow shortly. She did not expect that her hobby of knitting, which she took up while recovering, would affect the lives of thousands of breast cancer survivors.

She now makes knitted prostheses for other breast cancer survivors in Kenya who who have had an entire breast removed, known as a mastectomy, without the reconstructive surgery common in higher-income countries.

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