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Half of all cancer patients in Australia experience financial stress

Cancer sufferer Hassia Dumoulin
Cancer sufferer Hassia Dumoulin Source: SBS

Half of all cancer patients in Australia experience financial stresse specially those undergoing long courses of treatment. Worryingly, that financial stress is having an impact on the decisions patients are making about their wellbeing. The escalating cost of cancer care to the patient is an emerging global phenomenon.


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Half of all cancer patients in Australia experience financial stresse specially those undergoing long courses of treatment. Worryingly, that financial stress is having an impact on the decisions patients are making about their wellbeing. The escalating cost of cancer care to the patient is an emerging global phenomenon.



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