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Labor MLC Irene Pnevmatikos calls for more dialysis beds after getting cancer diagnosis

Kidney Health Australia's two Big Red Kidney Buses visit tourist centres in NSW and Victoria. (ABC Mildura-Swan Hill: Lauren Henry)

A South Australian Labor MLC who was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year is calling on her own government to provide more dialysis places in regional areas.

Irene Pnevmatikos has also suggested the state government should fund a Big Red Kidney Bus similar to those in New South Wales and Victoria, which are driven around those states to provide dialysis services at holiday destinations.

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