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Cancer Day: Access to healthcare for all is vital

Health

TODAY, as the world commemorates World Cancer Day, South African organisations launch nationwide awareness campaigns under the theme “Close the care gap”.

The campaigns are meant to increase knowledge about cancer in its different forms and encourage the treatment of patients and provision of medication.

This as the country faces a challenge around the treatment and awareness of cancer, where people do not

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