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	Podcast:		SBS News In Depth
	Episode:		The cost of cancer: new research highlights the financial toll of treatment
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:06:24
	Publish Date:		2026-02-05 05:29:00
	Description:		Almost 99 per cent of Australians diagnosed with cancer incur out-of-pocket expenses, even when accessing public care. That's the shocking finding from the Cancer Council Australia’s latest national survey, which suggests the financial burden arises from both direct medical costs and indirect expenses at every stage of the cancer journey. The cost of accessing care and treatment hits First Nations communities especially hard, with Indigenous Australians ultimately facing a higher mortality rate for blood cancer.
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