Summary of news on 'No country for cancer patients'
Source: BBC
But the radiotherapy machine, the only one of its kind in Uganda, that may have helped cure her cervical cancer has broken down beyond repair
In fact, she cannot even afford the journey home, and so is living at a hostel for women cancer patients wondering what to do next
They all came ready to receive treatment, but with the radiotherapy machine broken, one of the main weapons used to fight the cancer has gone
Other treatments are still available in the country, but the cancer institute says that three-quarters of the 44,000 new cancer patients in Uganda last year needed radiotherapy, so the breakdown is a serious problem
This is not simply a struggle for the poor - middle-class cancer patients are also feeling left stranded
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