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  "path": "/global/world-news/2026/02/04/gaza-world-cancer-day/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T19:31:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
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  "textContent": "On World Cancer Day, patients in Gaza face a double and merciless threat: cancer itself and a devastated healthcare system. Thousands now face an uncertain future after hospitals were damaged and the only specialised cancer centre stopped operating. Border crossings remain closed, preventing patients from travelling for treatment. Gaza’s health situation is no longer a […]\n\nBy Alaa Shamali",
  "title": "On World Cancer Day, Gaza patients are caught in a collapsing healthcare system"
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