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    "id": 1272633,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1272633/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyeri Town, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Duncan Mathenge",
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    "content": "The public sector cost of treating stages one, two and three breast cancer ranges from Ksh190,000 to Ksh250,000. The cost of cervical cancer ranges from Ksh120,000 to Ksh250,000. Patients’ payments in the private sector generally are ten times more than the public sector's cost. Palliative care for six months for cancer patients in the public sector will generally range up to Ksh40,000 while in private facilities it is up to Ksh200,000. On the economic front, cancer is a growing problem. It affects both the nuclear family and extended family. Patients suffer financial loss, disability, reduced quality of life, and premature death. It is estimated that in this country, up to 50 per cent of patients with cancer do not seek services due to lack of money. Even the majority of those who end up seeking cancer treatment, who are up to 70 per cent, do so late because they cannot raise the money needed. By the time they have the money, it is already too late with the disease having advanced to higher stages, which are costlier. Among those who seek services, their personal lifetime savings are completely exhausted. They turn to assets, eventually unsecured loans, and as a last resort, they have community fundraisings to finance their illness. Unfortunately, by that time they are almost on their deathbed. The indirect cost of cancer treatment such as transport and accommodation add to the financial toll. The high cost of cancer drugs coupled with the drug shortages even when the finances are available, complicates matters for cancer patients and cancer care in our country."
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