Unexpected cancer costs see more Canberra patients forced to rely on charity | ABC NEWS

A breast cancer diagnosis on the cusp of her 40th birthday knocked Jenna Macdonald-Golden’s life profoundly off course. Financially, the situation was grim, and she was forced to put her mortgage on hold.

That was only the start of a series of unexpected cancer-related expenses, including medication and physical therapies.

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