BREAKTHROUGH Cancer Trust patron Maureen Mwanawasa has appealed to government to enhance cancer care services through radiotherapy countrywide in order to reduce on avoidable deaths. And Maureen says the trust will work with government to ensure that radiotherapy treatment is made available at the shortest possible time. Speaking during a handover ceremony of the refurbished female ward 3 at the Cancer Diseases Hospital last week, Maureen said improving access to cancer care services could save lives and impact the social and economic wellbeing of society positively. “As we gather here to celebrate the handover of this refurbished ward, it is important for us all to recognize that by improving access to cancer care particularly through radiotherapy we have the ability...

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