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The amplified ripple: When waiting becomes the disease
Dr Portia Nkhumbuleni Ramashia is a Lecturer in the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg.
South Africa
An eight-month delay in one family’s cancer-care journey reflects wider failures in Gauteng’s public oncology system, where diagnostic and treatment waiting times can place curable disease at greater risk.
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- 29 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 8, 2026
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- IOL