Hailey Merrylees, 17, from London, Ont., has to travel to the University of Florida in March to receive proton beam radiation therapy for her brain tumour because the treatment isn't available in Canada yet. Although OHIP is paying for the treatment, her family is incurring costs for travel, meals and living accommodations for a minimum of four weeks.

A London, Ont., teenager with brain cancer and her family will have to travel to the United States to receive a cutting-edge form of radiation therapy that's not yet available anywhere iCanada.