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Clinical trials are changing health outcomes but travel is still a barrier for regional, remote patients

Hugh Boon feels "lucky" to participate in a clinical trial for lung cancer treatment. (Supplied)

When Hugh Boon was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in December he was given six months to live but a program linking the regional Queenslander with a trial in the city is giving him hope.

"It's shrunk the tumour down a little bit," Mr Boon said.

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