Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
Cancer action 10 year plan should only be a 'start'
3 September 2019 - Paul Ryder considers himself lucky to be alive.
The 68-year-old Timaru man was diagnosed with cancer in his vocal cords in 2017, but with treatment the disease went into remission and finally subsided.
He says the New Zealand Cancer Action Plan 2019–2029, announced by the Government on Sunday, should only be a start in the fight against the disease as much more than the allotted extra $60 million was needed to find a cure, and more radiation treatment centres would prevent stress due to travelling long distances.
