A 3-year-old girl, whose father is undergoing cancer treatment at Tata Memorial Hospital, died in the winter cold out on the footpath where her family had been living ever since her father’s cancer treatment began five months ago. The toddler’s tragic death points to a far older issue — hundreds of families visit Mumbai for cancer treatment at the specialty hospital in Parel but turn to the streets when they are unable to afford any accommodation.

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