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New report paints grim, but incomplete picture of cancer in SA

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The World Health Organization in February this year said that an estimated 1.1 million new cancer cases are being reported in Africa each year with around 700 000 deaths from cancer. A recent report provides important new data on cancer in South Africa, but the picture remains incomplete. Ufrieda Ho reports.

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New report paints grim, but incomplete picture of cancer in SA

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