Lost files, broken machines and no ink for scans- Inside the cancer care crisis in SA hospitals
Patients are dying while waiting for treatment
27 March 2022 - 00:00
A Johannesburg woman with late-stage breast cancer has told of her nightmare experience trying to get treatment from the state, including having to wait five months for chemotherapy due to broken machines and staff repeatedly losing her file...
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