Fresh pressure is mounting on the State and Federal governments to end the “postcode lottery” in cancer treatment services, with a petition calling for subsidised radiation therapy in Perth’s east now signed by more than 1800 people.

Currently there are no public radiation oncology services available in the Perth Hills region, meaning patients in areas like Midland, Kalamunda, Wooroloo, and surrounding suburbs must travel to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital for treatment or face significant out-of-pocket costs at private facilities.

However, patients in Mandurah, Rockingham, and surrounding areas needing radiation oncology can access treatment through local private providers under a public–private partnership, with Medicare covering up to 90 per cent of the cost.

Liberal MP Adam Hort, the

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