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Radio 4,06 Jul 2022,29 mins

The Cost of Cancer

Money Box

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Getting a cancer diagnosis can be a scary and fraught time, before you even begin to consider the financial pressures. Affording time out of work, the cost of getting to appointments, or even the price of drugs in different parts of the country can present issues for many. Ruth Alexander is joined by a panel of experts to hear caller experiences of the costs of cancer. Panel: Ceinwen Giles - Shine Richard Pugh - Macmillan Producer: Drew Hyndman and Amber Mehmood Editor: Beatrice Pickup

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