Longer Wait for Australians Wanting Radiotherapy in Poor Areas

Longer Wait for Australians Wanting Radiotherapy in Poor Areas
A general view shows Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital on November 25, 2014. PETER PARKS/Getty Images
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Cancer patients living in low-income areas face a longer wait for radiotherapy treatment than people in more affluent regions, latest figures show.

The number of radiotherapy courses nationally increased from 61,000 in 2015-16 to 74,000 in 2018-19, according to an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report.