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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2018
‘Survival of the richest’: Rich access drugs PHARMAC won’t fund
7 August 2018 - Oncologists including the cancer society's top doctor say the government's drug agency, PHARMAC, is failing to keep ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2018
PHARMAC takes three years to review brand-new cancer drugs and Kiwis are missing out
7 August 2018 - Kiwis are missing out on the latest cancer treatments because the government's drug agency, PHARMAC, is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2018
Duncan Garner's desperate plea to Jacinda Ardern over cancer funding
7 August 2018 - "There are people dying, mums and dads and brothers and sisters." ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2018
Visiting patient advocates say New Zealand isn’t treating its cancer patients fairly
3 August 2018 - One of Australia’s top oncologists, Professor John Zalcberg, will be in New Zealand next week highlighting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2018
Julia McNicol doesn't have enough cancer to get the drugs she needs to fight it
30 July 2018 - Julia McNicol has a rare and aggressive skin cancer, but can't access public funding for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jul 2018
PTAC defers submission for new indication for PD-L1 antagonist
27 July 2018 - This time its for patients with Hodgkin's disease. The reason; PTAC wants to see updated data ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2018
PTAC recommends immune checkpoint inhibitors for certain patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma
25 July 2018 - The publication of the minutes of the May 2018 PTAC meeting reveals new outcomes. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jul 2018
The man who should be four years dead
23 July 2018 - John Ashton had always wanted to see Cape Reinga. When he found out his time was running ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2018
Here’s the evidence – time to play fair PHARMAC
11 June 2018 - In light of new clinical trial results, Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand is urging PHARMAC to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2018
Saving Sarah: cop starting cancer treatment next month after $80k in donations
29 May 2018 - Thanks to generous Kiwis donating more than $80,000, West Auckland detective Sarah Cato will start a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 May 2018
Reality TV star John 'Cocksy' Cocks' brave battle with terminal cancer
5 May 2018 - Cocksy had radiation for the last time in early January but can't have more as the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Apr 2018
Terminally ill dad saves more than $200k bringing in cancer drugs from India
17 April 2018 - A Kiwi dad who's dying of lung cancer has been bypassing the PHARMAC system to get ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Apr 2018
Proposal to list mercaptopurine oral suspension
5 April 2018 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to list mercaptopurine oral solution (Allmercap) 20 mg/mL from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Apr 2018
Relief for sufferers of neuroendocrine cancer after PHARMAC funding decision
1 April 2018 - Kiwis living with neuroendocrine cancer say they are relieved after PHARMAC recommended their treatment should be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2018
Rejected by the Government, I've spent $160,000 just to keep myself alive
25 March 2018 - Jess Spence currently pays for her Neuroendocrine cancer treatment in Melbourne, Australia. PHARMAC are still to decide ...