[ti:Free Wigs Put Smile on Faces of Kenyan Cancer Patients] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]Mary Nafula learned she had cancer a year ago. [00:05.16]She survived the cancer treatment, but her hair fell out. [00:10.68]The hair loss made the mother of three feel unprotected and weak. [00:17.12]Nafula found help at a beauty salon in Nairobi. [00:21.80]Women go to salons for haircuts and beauty treatments. [00:27.44]But this business in Kenya's capital offers other products. [00:33.16]It gave Nafula a wig to cover her head. [00:37.28]The wig replaces the natural hair she lost during the treatment. [00:42.96]Nafula describes her new feelings of confidence in herself. [00:48.56]"We can embrace all the challenges that accompany us, [00:52.76]knowing that we are going to heal," she says. [00:57.56]The World Health Organization [00:59.84]says cancer is the third-leading cause of death in Kenya. [01:05.40]Cancer deaths are rising - from 37,000 reported cases in 2012 [01:13.04]to almost 48,000 currently. [01:17.40]Doctor Gladwell Kiarie is a cancer specialist at The Nairobi Hospital. [01:24.76]She says the rise in cancer deaths is probably a result [01:29.40]of lifestyle changes and more testing for cancer. [01:35.04]"We are smoking more. We are taking alcohol more," Kiarie said. [01:40.52]"Our traditional diets have changed, [01:43.72]and we no longer eat the traditional food that we used to. [01:48.68]We have more fatty foods. [01:51.28]We have less water and greens in our foods, more processed food." [01:57.40]Kenya's government has launched information campaigns [02:01.76]and opened more testing centers across the country. [02:06.32]But most Kenyans do not have enough money for treatment. [02:12.28]Nafula said she was lucky enough [02:14.68]to be able to pay for her cancer treatment. [02:19.40]She says she is happy to have a wig [02:22.36]and to be free from criticism on the streets [02:26.08]and in the public transport vehicles called "matatus." [02:31.40]Nafula described being very sick and trying to ride in a matatu. [02:38.24]She was told "You should not enter the matatu [02:42.36]because cancer can infect us." [02:45.36]Nafula added, "I felt so bad." [02:50.04]Diana Akech is the owner of the beauty salon where Nafula got her wig. [02:56.32]Akech started doing beauty makeovers five years ago [03:01.16]after a friend got cancer. [03:03.60]The friend lost her hair, but Akech gave her a wig. [03:08.40]Akech said she put the story on social media [03:12.68]and starting hearing from many people. [03:16.52]"Let me say my friend gave me the willpower to keep doing this... [03:20.76]She's in heaven right now [03:23.12]and I am sure she's very proud of what I'm doing." [03:27.56]The wigs cost around $250 each [03:31.72]and are paid for by hospitals and businesses. [03:36.88]Recovering from cancer can be long and painful. [03:40.68]A wig can reduce the pain and show patients that they are not alone. [03:47.16]I'm John Russell. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM