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Nthabiseng Peete, 39, died of colon and liver cancer at Brenthurst Clinic in Johannesburg on Saturday after battling cancer since 2006.

Two months ago, Sowetan highlighted Peete's plight after she made several attempts to get Erbitux, a chemotherapy treatment. The former teacher's medical aid, government employees fund Gems, refused to cover treatment.

At the time, Gems said Erbitux did not guarantee a cure.

"Erbitux is an expensive biological agent, which like many other biological agents, is simply too expensive to be considered at the prescribed minimum benefit level of care," a Gems spokesperson said.

Peete's doctor, Malik Gulzar, who helped her apply for the Erbitux treatment, said Peete was put on treatment that relieved her pain.

Peete is survived by her two children, aged 13 and 7.

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Sep 27, 2012

KHOROMMBI1

They preach about Better life for all, and do the opposite...we must screw all those zulu niggers..
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Sep 27, 2012

Flemza

Rest in Peace my sister , besides being denied treatment , death is death regardless how it happens , its going to happen to all of us , one day we will all die regardless of treatment or no treatment , we must accept death as a natural thing which no human can prevent , but prolong the suffering before death
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Sep 27, 2012

svavava

bloody cancer, RIP mama!!
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Sep 27, 2012

Chichi7

And this is the Govt that wants to bring a medical aid for all? Hell no!!
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Sep 27, 2012

2shy2call

No Medical schemes just like Juju and Jacob. Bloody Crooks
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Sep 27, 2012

MorenaWaPolelo

sad
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Sep 27, 2012

Mdeeva

You know these medical aids can let you down in the time of need, ask me I know. They should have just risk the procedure rather than assuming the treatment wont work, look now the poor soul has passed on. Rest in peace sister
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Sep 27, 2012

matjelele

gems is a rip off and a fake
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Sep 27, 2012

matjelele

u lilling khorombi,where were u?
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Sep 27, 2012

MommaC

This is why I don't have medical aid. They are blerrie skelems. Why do you think they have such big fancy offices all over the place? All they care about is taking your money
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