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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Cancer patients travelling for treatment hit by fuel prices
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:06:58
	Publish Date:		2026-03-17 04:08:00
	Description:		Cancer exacts a high price at the best of times but it's gettting more costly for hundreds of patients due to war in the Middle East. Many people with cancer are forced to drive hundreds of kilometres to main centres for treatment and specialist appointments. The conflict in the Middle East has seen petrol prices jump, costing an extra $23 to fill an average petrol tank. Under the National Travel Assistance scheme patients needing to travel frequently to see specialists can apply for a mileage reinbursement. But the payment is only 34 cents a kilometre and has strict criteria. The Cancer Society's southern head of cancer services Craig Watson spoke to Lisa Owen.
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