Monday, April 11, 2005

ekathimerini.com | Cyprus line puts Turk life at risk

"Cyprus line puts Turk life at risk
ANKARA (AFP) - The division of Cyprus is blocking the urgently needed treatment of a young Turkish leukemia patient as doctors are unable to reach two possible bone marrow donors on the island, Turkish media reported yesterday.
A glimmer of hope emerged two weeks ago for Emine Ozan, a 20-year-old woman from the central Turkish city of Kayseri, when two possible donors were found in Cyprus after a seven-year international search for a bone marrow transplant, the Vatan daily said. Her joy, however, was short-lived due to the lack of formal diplomatic relations between Turkey and the Cypriot government in Nicosia."

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