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An ordinary looking pill, with an extraordinary cost

19 October 2026

Brief

Northland nurse Juanita Bassett has been diagnosed with a form of hereditary cancer so rare that fewer than 100 families have it worldwide. A drug could give the mother of two more time with her family but, as Michael Morrah reports...

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Northland nurse Juanita Bassett has been diagnosed with a form of hereditary cancer so rare that fewer than 100 families have it worldwide. A drug could give the mother of two more time with her family but, as Michael Morrah reports...

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