41. Finding peace in uncertainty: what two cancer diagnoses taught Keith Hunt | Always An Expat

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In the UK, the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is 7.3%. In the US, it’s 13%.

This is a very special episode of Always An Expat, and a slight departure from the usual format, but it’s an important story to tell. Keith Hunt, a Scottish-born geophysicist, was working for Shell when, in 2022, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It was detected early, in part due to his proactive approach influenced by his family’s medical history, and the efficiency of the US healthcare system. After treatment in the US he won the battle, but then the second sucker punch hit him – a diagnosis of brain cancer, unrelated to his pancreatic cancer.

Richard Taylor talks to Keith about this experience, the remarkable resilience he’s shown and how the past few years have shaped his perspective on being an expat. People talk a lot about the US healthcare system, and it’s not without its faults. But despite the costs there’s no doubt it provided Keith live-saving care. Would the same be true in the UK with the NHS?

This is a must listen for any expat. ‘I am here today because we came to the US,’ says Keith.

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