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Lack of DHB testing means lung cancer patients could be missing out on life-prolonging drugs
9 November 2019 - New Zealanders with lung cancer could be missing out on a life-prolonging drug because of a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Nov 2019
Health minister David Clark: postcode cancer care 'embarrassing'
9 November 2019 - Big differences in cancer care are "embarrassing" for the worst-performing District Health Boards and must be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2019
New leukaemia medicine means three new cancer drugs funded this year
4 November 2019 - PHARMAC will fund a new leukaemia medicine, which will improve the quality of life for roughly ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2019
PHARMAC funding new leukaemia medicine
4 November 2019 - New Zealanders with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia will have another medicine option available to help them live ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Nov 2019
Hundreds of Kiwis battling leukaemia given hope with funding of new drug
4 November 2019 - Hundreds of Kiwis battling leukaemia cancer have been given hope, with PHARMAC today announcing funding for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2019
Cancer patients to benefit from new PHARMAC funded drugs
8 October 2019 - Cancer patient advocates are welcoming PHARMAC's decision to pay for two new drugs but say New Zealand ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2019
Jacinda Ardern hails 'exciting phase' of cancer research as PHARMAC funds three new drugs
7 October 2019 - The $40 million boost to PHARMAC's funding has paid for three new medicines to be available ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Oct 2019
Concern proposed bill may make cancer medication unaffordable for Kiwis
7 October 2019 - Every three months, a package containing cancer medication arrives at Trevor Gately's Nelson home from India. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2019
Cancer medicines need to be part of the plan
1 October 2019 - BCAC is extremely disappointed to read that access to cancer medicines does not appear to be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2019
Family's appeal to fund lifesaving US cancer treatment for 6 year old Nora
30 September 2019 - Canterbury parents Elyse and Rohan Guise were told their daughter's cancer was terminal, then their Christchurch ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2019
Radio personality Michael Kooge says he's being 'left to die' as he can't afford cancer treatment
30 September 2019 - An Auckland radio personality suffering from an aggressive form of brain cancer says he and many ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2019
Kiwi cancer survival rates improving at slower rate than comparable countries, study shows
12 September 2019 - New Zealand is near the bottom for cancer survival compared to six other countries with similar ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2019
200 women dead, 100 more may follow in wait for cancer drug decision
7 September 2019 - Mother of two Krystal Hekau never lived to learn PHARMAC was considering funding the life-extending cancer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2019
PHARMAC funding boost gives hope to many, too late for some
5 September 2019 - This time last year I watched a close relative and his family pour everything they could ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2019
Four cancers, 10 years: Thames man launches petition for life-saving drug
5 September 2019 - Steve Wilson's shock of finding out he harboured a mutation that made him more likely to ...