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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Saeed Kamali Dehghan

Hope for Syrian cancer patients as cross-border treatment resumes in Turkey

As of today, cross-border referrals of cancer patients from north-west Syria to Turkey have officially resumed via Bab Al-Hawa.
As of today, cross-border referrals of cancer patients from north-west Syria to Turkey have officially resumed via Bab Al-Hawa. Photograph: Turkey MFA

Cross-border treatment for cancer patients from north-west Syria resumed this week after February’s earthquake had left people without access to radiotherapy.

But medical organisations in the area are warning that the backlog means many cancer patients remain in limbo and some could die as a result.

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