Rare cancer sufferers face long waits, high costs for treatment

By Deborah Snow
Updated November 3 2016 - 11:08am, first published October 16 2016 - 7:29pm
Relatively lucky: Lillian Leigh, with husband Peter and their daughter.  Photo: supplied
Relatively lucky: Lillian Leigh, with husband Peter and their daughter. Photo: supplied

Lillian Leigh was taking in the view from the train on her way home from work when a call from her father – who doubled as her GP – turned the world on its head. Her radiology scans had come back with news far worse than either had anticipated: stage four lung cancer.