Referrals to Papua New Guinea's only specialist cancer centre have been put on hold as the centre remains without a permanent radiation oncologist.
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An oncologist registrar at the National Cancer Centre in Lae, David Kundi, said the only referrals currently being accepted were for chemotherapy patients.
The Post Courier reported that a radiation oncologist had not been found to replace Dr Deepak Raj Ghimire, who resigned last year, and radiation therapy cannot be offered.
A manager at the department of health, George Otto, said a replacement was being sought, but the case highlights the need for PNG to train its own cancer doctors.
