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Regional cancer patients paying 'postcode penalty'

Kylie Trueman has struggled to cover costs for her son Brandan's leukaemia treatment. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

When Kylie Trueman's teenage son Brandan was diagnosed with leukaemia, she packed up her life to move to Brisbane to be closer to specialist care.

At the time, she expected to be back home in Cairns, in Far North Queensland, with her husband and daughter within three months.

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