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Explore the hidden challenges faced by lung cancer patients in South Africa , where the definition of 'treatable' significantly impacts access to essential care and treatment options. Picture: Nicola Mawson.Anyone who has seen a loved one battle lung cancer will tell you just how debilitating it is, watching them wheeze, undergo chemo, and potentially need oxygen. It’s perhaps the type of cancer most associated with that dirty word.
Pretorius explained that South Africa does not offer population-level lung cancer screening, even for high-risk groups, as the healthcare system prioritises the HIV and tuberculosis epidemics. Yet, lung cancer, from a medical aid point of view, qualifies as a prescribed minimum benefit only if it is “treatable” in terms of the Medical Schemes Act.They affect the organ of origin and have not spread to adjacent organs;
These very definitions of “treatable” pose a conundrum given that, as the World Health Organization states, “lung cancer is often diagnosed at advanced stages when treatment options are limited”.
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