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"Is there any money we need to pay? Is that why you won't treat him?"

Her face wears a hunted expression; her slender frame is weighed down by fatigue and untold distress. In her native country, people died for lack of sufficient funds for treatment.

"No, no," I hurry to reassure her. "This has nothing to do with money. Health care is free here. It is just that he is not well enough to have treatment."

"Anything, doctor — we will do anything to make him better. We have three young children."

"I know."

She walks down the corridor, whispering . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Srivastava is a medical oncologist and internist in Melbourne, Australia.

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