Funding cut for high-risk cancer patients' genetic testing

By Kate Hagan
Updated September 28 2014 - 10:09am, first published August 30 2014 - 3:30am
Caroline Weston, with son Ted, risked recurrent cancer.  Photo: Joe Armao
Caroline Weston, with son Ted, risked recurrent cancer. Photo: Joe Armao

High-risk cancer patients at a Melbourne hospital are being charged $1000 for genetic testing and may face delays receiving results that could be crucial to their treatment, oncologists say.

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