madsadie

Hello Alexia, Firstly sorry to hear about your condition however pleased treatment is keeping you going. We are in a similar position - my partner (dual British/Aussie) was diagnosed stage 4 colorectal back in 2020 having just returned from Melbourne. So far treatment keeping him stable, but wondering about his being able to return to Australia. I think I read that for certain cancers (pancreatic/bowel) your chances of survival are higher over there, mainly I think due to GPs being able to order scans whereas here you have to be referred to a consultant. Whether it means the survival rate is higher once actually diagnosed I don't know. My partner hasn't lived over there for 30 plus years, so not sure he'd get free treatment via medicare. I wonder if anyone on here knows? He was there for 5 months in 2020 and has had numerous short visits in previous years. He has various relatives and friends there. It is a really hard decision but I would have thought the treatment would probably be similar to here. All the best.