Before dawn, before work: The long road for some outstation cancer patients who travel to Penang for treatment
Noraziliana Ahmad, a cancer patient from Sungai Petani, Kedah, travels monthly to Penang for treatment, reflecting the challenges faced by outstation patients in accessing healthcare services. The article highlights the long and early journeys undertaken for medical care in Malaysia.
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