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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 ...
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. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
Northland cancer workers, patients welcome new agency and drug funding
4 September 2019 - Kaitaia woman Donna MacMillan is delighted that a $60 million boost in PHRAMAC's funding might see ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
Some positives but also unanswered questions in Government's cancer announcement
2 September 2019 - The Government’s announcement to set up a National Cancer Agency within the Ministry of Health and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2019
Government cancer plan 'not sufficient', warn advocates
2 September 2019 - Cancer patients and treatment advocates are crying out for much more radical change, saying the government's new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2019
Cancer agency a vessel for progress
3 September 2019 - With great power comes great responsibility. But when the Government sets up an agency with great ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2019
Cancer sufferers to benefit from PHARMAC funding boost - Jacinda Ardern
3 September 2019 - The Prime Minister says cancer sufferers will significantly benefit from a funding boost to PHARMAC - ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2019
Otago academic to head new national cancer strategy
2 September 2019 - The new interim National Director of Cancer Control, University of Otago academic Professor Diana Sarfati, believes ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2019
$60 million for new cancer drugs is piddly
2 September 2019 - I don't want to sound ungrateful, but was that it? Really? ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2019
Thumbs up from Foundation for cancer announcements
2 September 2019 - Breast Cancer Foundation NZ has given an overall thumbs-up to today’s spate of cancer-related announcements from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2019
Government announces Cancer Control Agency and $60 million PHARMAC funding boost
1 September 2019 - The Government has today announced it will establish a Cancer Control Agency and fund an extra ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2019
PHARMAC reveals new cancer drugs on the way, contraception more available
1 September 2019 - PHARMAC has today announced it will fund three new medicines targeting three different cancers. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Aug 2019
Breast cancer patients in Northland poised for publicly-funded medicines
23 August 2019 - Breast cancer patient Denise Lemmen won't benefit from a proposal to publicly-fund new cancer treatments but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2019
Government cancer plan: ‘strong leadership’, early access to medicines
20 August 2019 - PHARMAC’s model and budget is under intense scrutiny, as the Government prepares to announce its interim ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Aug 2019
Cancer patient David Downs working to bring treatment that helped him to NZ
18 August 2019 - There are those people who cheerfully refer to themselves as glass half-full types – and then ...