Cancer patients waiting too long for stem cell transplants
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Cancer patients who should have bone marrow transplants within four weeks are waiting four months or longer because services are overloaded.
Doctors and advocacy groups warn those delays could be deadly and they're disappointed at the lack of action from the Cancer Control Agency.
Ruth Hill reports.