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Too bad for SA's breast cancer patients

11 October 2018 - 07:00 By Katharine Child
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A doctor confirmed that Chris Hani Baragwanath clinic is out of tamoxifen, a drug taken by 75% of women who get breast cancer
A doctor confirmed that Chris Hani Baragwanath clinic is out of tamoxifen, a drug taken by 75% of women who get breast cancer
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The most common and cheapest breast cancer drugs have been out of stock or running very low at Chris Hani Baragwanath clinic – in Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The clinic is believed to be out of tamoxifen, a drug taken by 75% of women who get breast cancer, a doctor confirmed.

It costs only R1 a day.

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