Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
Cancer patients denied 30 medicines available overseas
The crippling cost of new medicines is forcing patients to raid their superannuation, sell their homes and cars and beg family for money to find up to $180,000 to buy precious extra months and year of life.
A new report shows one in five new therapies are rejected for subsidy and it takes up to two years for successful treatments to gain a subsidy, too late for the terminally ill.
For more details, go to: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/health/cancer-patients-denied-30-medicines-available-over...
