UK-born Julie Carne, 41, was applying for permanent residency in New Zealand when she underwent the medical exam and found an ominous shadow in the results. However her surgery will not be covered by public healthcare in New Zealand, despite Ms Carne living there with fiancé Tom and her daughters since 2019. But she insists she's not bitter - and she says she's grateful the visa x-ray caught the possible cancer in time. 'If I hadn't undergone the medical checks I'd never have known about the tumour at an early stage,' she said. The only way to find whether the tumour is cancerous is to remove it in surgery as it cannot be biopsied.

Source: Stuff September 17, 2022 15:23 UTC