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Cancer: A case for public, private partnership

A patient with throat cancer recently called me from Isebania. He was bleeding from the tumour site where a breathing tube has been inserted in his throat.

His radiotherapy appointment in the public sector is 12 months away;  September 2015. Clearly, if he continues getting episodes of bleeding it is unlikely he will be alive to keep his appointment.

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