A new study by a South African haematologist has revealed inequalities in access to life-saving blood cancer and blood disorder care and how a patients postcode could determine their chances of survival, as it could mean the difference between being able to access proper care or not.
According to the study by Dr Brigid McMillan, national coordinator at the University of Cape Towns Haematology Research Laboratory, just more than 60 clinical hematologists serve SAs population, equating to roughly one specialist per million people.
McMillan said patients with blood cancers and blood disorders have little or no access to specialist treatment.