Almost three-quarters of cancer patients and their families are worried about spending nearly £300 a month to travel to hospitals for chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Almost three-quarters of patients and their families are worried about spending nearly £300 a month to go to hospitals for chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Most are only able to journey by car as their immune systems are too fragile for public transport, meaning families have to find a way to afford the cost of petrol, congestion charges and taxis. Now, charities and patients are calling for government financial support to those who 'are just expected' to be able to fund the cost.
She told Metro.co.uk: 'I was in The Christie Hospital in Manchester up to five times a week. It was a 100-mile-round trip to get to and from my home in North Wales, and was about £14 a trip in petrol costs when I first started treatment.'My parents and I had to pay for this ourselves, and taking trains or buses wasn’t an option because my immune system was in such a terrible state.'I shouldn’t have to worry about that when I’m receiving life-saving treatment.
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