WHEN cancer hits, it hits regardless of one’s background. But for the poor who live in rural areas, it is a double blow.
They tend to not survive for the lack of funds to travel the distance to the nearest hospital. Many also opted for alternative medicines, while others had no one to take care of their children if they go for treatment, according to the Health Ministry.
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