Govt to establish cancer hubs

By Red Mendoza

Sep 18, 2022 12:03 am

THE government will open at least 22 cancer hubs to help poor patients, the Department of Health (DoH) said.

The establishment of the cancer hubs is part of the P529 million Cancer Assistance Fund (CAF), a funding mechanism for poor patients mandated under Republic Act 11215 or the 'National Integrated Cancer Care' law.

Department of Health (DoH) Officer in Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR

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