Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2018
Calls to make cancer drugs more affordable
14 August 2018 - Cancer patients and oncologists are calling for more cancer drugs to be subsidised on the PBS amid fears thousands of people are missing out on treatment.
The National Oncology Alliance has surveyed oncologists and found that 3500 cancer patients are forking out $60,000 a year for potentially lifesaving medication, while another 6000 miss out because they don't have the money.
The lobby group wants PBAC to end the practice of just subsidising cancer drugs for specific forms of the disease so people with different types of cancers can access cheaper treatments.
