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title: "Patients endure a deadly wait for cancer treatment in Gauteng hospitals"
description: "Part one in GroundUp's video series on Gauteng’s healthcare crisis."
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author: "Adel Van Niekerk"
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published: "2022-04-12T16:38:42"
updated: "2022-04-12T16:39:44"
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# Patients endure a deadly wait for cancer treatment in Gauteng hospitals

> Part one in GroundUp's video series on Gauteng’s healthcare crisis.

By Adel Van Niekerk · Published 12 April 2022, 18:38 SAST · Updated 12 April 2022, 18:39 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video player"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEB8QqYjMYI)

This video report reveals that many patients are dying while waiting for cancer treatment in [Gauteng public hospitals](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-11-23-the-government-is-killing-cancer-patients-by-keeping-us-on-waiting-lists-then-sending-us-home-to-die/).

*First published by*[*GroundUp*](https://www.groundup.org.za/article/the-deadly-wait-for-cancer-treatment/)*.*

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