A big relief for rural cancer patients

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CANCER Council’s Southern Region has welcomed a $28 million transport and accommodation boost for regional patients.

The improvement to the government’s Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS) will see thousands of cancer patients who travel long distances receiving vital, extra financial help. Cancer Council NSW regional manager Merewyn Partland said the announcement by NSW Minister for Health and Medical research, Jillian Skinner, would be a relief for cancer patients.

Ms Partland said these patients faced “extraordinary additional costs” when they needed to travel and live away from home in order to access life saving treatment. “Cancer Council NSW has been pushing for this announcement for a long time and we’re delighted that patients will now receive a 30 per cent boost in their accommodation subsidy and a 25 per cent boost in petrol subsidies,” she said.

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