Women living in regional towns generally have good access to a range of services.
Yet women living far from urban centres sometimes have difficult choices. They must undertake treatment locally or travel far from family and friends. Most of these women would prefer to be treated in their local or regional area, rather than having to travel to a metropolitan centre. The cost of opting for local treatment is that choices may be limited. Most women, apart from those in remote areas, will have reasonable access to a surgeon who can operate on the primary cancer, remove it and stage the disease.