4 Dec 2020

Concerns at lack of follow up for bowel cancer patients

From Afternoons, 1:14 pm on 4 December 2020

Two leading public health specialists have written a brutally honest opinion piece in the New Zealand Medical journal about the lack of resources for bowel cancer patients.

Professor Phil Bagshaw and Dr Brian Cox both say that lives are being lost simply due to a lack of funding for colonoscopy services around the country. Professor Bagshaw speaks to Jesse about his concerns.

Bowel Cancer stock photo

Photo: 123RF

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