Costa Rica Relies on One Machine for Key Cancer Treatment

Costa Rica’s public health system depends on a single machine at Hospital México to provide an important form of cancer treatment, leaving patients vulnerable if the equipment stops working, according to the internal auditors of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). The machine provides brachytherapy, a type of radiation treatment used particularly for cervical […] The post Costa Rica Relies on One Machine for Key Cancer Treatment appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Tr...

By The Tico Times