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  "id": 6462984,
  "title": "Cancer patients 'completely blindsided' by high out-of-pocket expenses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/cancer-patients-completely-blindsided-by-high-out-of-pocket-expenses",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-09T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2026-09-10/financial-cost-of-cancer-in-australia/107115150"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new report investigating the financial and legal impact of cancer in Victoria has found both patients and carers have significant out-of-pocket costs and emotional distress.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}