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  "title": "Cancer centre hit by medical officers' shortage, patients face longer waits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/cancer-centre-hit-by-medical-officers-shortage-patients-face-longer",
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        "title": "Cancer centre hit by medical officers' shortage, patients face longer waits",
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