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Hundreds of cancer patients each year will be saved the stress of travelling to Palmerston North for treatment with the opening of Whanganui Hospital's new chemotherapy unit.
A father whose teenage son has cancer says the scheme to help them travel to get treatment doesn't come close to covering costs, and people shouldn't have to rely on charity to get the care they need. A shortage of cancer doctors means some patients are having to travel vast distances to see a specialist. And the Cancer Society says the National Travel Assistance Scheme scheme is not keeping up with rising costs. Luka Forman has more.
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