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$10,000 on new drugs every four months keeps melanoma patient alive
21 October 2020 - Graham Venning was given “weeks perhaps months” to live at the start of the year but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Sep 2020
Couple move to America to afford life saving treatment
27 September 2020 - Joseph and Julie Moon are abandoning their dream lives in New Zealand, forced to return to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2020
Family's $50,000 cost for dad's life-extending bowel cancer medicine
17 September 2020 - With a supportive wife, five daughters and eight grandchildren, Tony Sullivan has something to fight for. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2020
The road ahead: 'What two more years of life could mean'
16 September 2020 - In May 2018, Mulholland was diagnosed with breast cancer. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2020
Cancer patients call on Government to fund life-extending medicines
12 September 2020 - Cancer patients are calling on the Government to fund a drug called Cetux. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2020
Hamilton 22 year old given compassionate access to $80k cancer treatment unfunded by PHARMAC
5 September 2020 - The future is a difficult concept for Ryan Grieve, whose terminal cancer diagnosis was hopefully prolonged ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2020
Coronavirus: cancer patient's urgent plea for treatment in New Zealand
10 August 2020 - A Christchurch cancer patient is missing out on potentially life-saving treatment due to rising COVID-19 cases ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2020
Lockdown in Melbourne prevents Invercargill woman from receiving cancer treatment
30 July 2020 - Melbourne’s lockdown is preventing an Invercargill woman from travelling there for cancer treatment. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2020
Unfunded drug the final lifeline for 27 year old with bowel cancer
23 June 2020 - Tiana Scott has spent two years living with cancer, and she'd happily do it all again, as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 May 2020
Lung cancer victims miss out in drug funding boost - advocates
11 May 2020 - Advocates for lung cancer sufferers say the extra funding for PHARMAC in this year's Budget won't help ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2020
“Don’t back away from cancer drug plan,” Breast Cancer Foundation begs
10 May 2020 - “Don’t use COVID-19 as an excuse to back away from your commitment to cancer patients,” Breast ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2020
Without Keytruda, 30 deaths a week in New Zealand from cancer - Lung Foundation
4 May 2020 - PHARMAC's decision to backtrack on funding Keytruda is a major blow for equality in New Zealand's ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Apr 2020
PHARMAC back-tracks on plan to fund lung cancer drug Keytruda
22 April 2020 - PHARMAC has frozen plans to fund a lung cancer drug that would have helped at least ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Apr 2020
Raising funds for a life-saving drug in the middle of lockdown
14 April 2020 - A Taranaki man who has to raise funds to pay for life-saving drugs is worried the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2020
New treatment "game changer" for cancer patient
8 April 2020 - A South Canterbury cancer patient is anticipating an easier treatment regime with Revlimid, which has now ...