The Cancer Council of South Australia has welcomed a
more than 40 per cent increase in the number of cancer patients
receiving chemotherapy treatments in regional South Australia.
On
Friday, the State Government announced more than 3,000 patients last
year were able to receive their chemotherapy treatments without having
to travel to Adelaide.That is up from more than 2,000 the previous year.
Cancer council chief executive professor Brenda Wilson says it is a good outcome, considering not all cancer treatments can be delivered outside of metropolitan areas.
"Most of the major surgery has to occur in the metropolitan area because it's too expensive to duplicate that in country areas and there aren't the surgeons to actually provide that service," she said.
"Radiotherapy is, of course, very expensive machinery so that has to occur in the main areas of metropolitan Adelaide as well."
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