Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2018
Life-saving drug subsidies for thousands of patients battling rare cancers
15 July 2018 - When dietitian Nathalie Cook discovered she had a rare blood cancer almost a decade ago, the devastating diagnosis came as a shock.
The busy mum had ignored a series of insignificant and seemingly unrelated symptoms such as headaches, itchy skin and burning hands and feet, until one day her vision went blurry and she called her doctor.
Today, Ms Cook will join Health Minister Greg Hunt who will announce a $250 million package to subsidise four life-changing cancer medicines, in what is believed to be the first consumer-instigated drug listing in Australia.
