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World-leading breast cancer expert calls on PHARMAC to make two new breast cancer drugs more affordable
3 February 2019 - Dr Fatima Cardoso is considered a world authority on breast cancer. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2019
'We're giving up too soon': advanced breast cancer expert calls for attitude change in NZ
31 January 2019 - Kiwi women are dying of advanced breast cancer twice as fast as people in comparable countries. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2019
Ibrance: tough pill to swallow for two Rotorua women fighting for lives
26 January 2019 - One Rotorua woman has had to sell her rental property to pay the thousands of dollars ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2019
Northland dad with brain tumour needs $60k to fund drug to extend his life
22 January 2019 - A Northland father-of-four with an aggressive brain tumour is desperate to see his daughters grow up ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2019
PHARMAC publishes PTAC outcome for nivolumab in renal cell carcinoma
22 January 2019 - The Committee reviewed the application for nivolumab for the second-line treatment of relapsed clear cell renal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2019
PTAC recommends Keytruda for patients with non-small cell lung cancer
22 January 2019 - PTAC reviewed an application from Merck Sharpe and Dohme for the funding of pembrolizumab in combination ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2019
Tauranga women fighting cancer, and fighting the system
19 January 2019 - Two Tauranga woman, each living with a terminal diagnosis, are calling for an independent inquiry into ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jan 2019
Paying it forward: man pledges $1million to get life-saving cancer treatment in NZ
31 December 2018 - The Herald speaks with Kiwis who have been on the edge of death, had their world ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jan 2019
Kaitaia woman's life and death choice as PHARMAC says no to funding drug
28 December 2018 - Kaitaia mum Donna MacMillan is a glass-half-full kind of person despite being terminally ill with advanced ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Dec 2018
Breast cancer drug lobbyists let down by PHARMAC's response to funding
20 December 2018 - Breast cancer sufferers have been dealt a blow in their mission to have life-extending drugs funded ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2018
Women who petitioned Parliament get nothing from PHARMAC
19 December 2018 - Women who petitioned Parliament get nothing from PHARMAC’s Santa ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2018
Proposal to amend the distribution and access criteria for dasatinib (Sprycel)
18 December 2018 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to amend the distribution arrangements and access criteria for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2018
Frustrated at cancer treatment inequity
13 December 2018 - As appointed ambassador for the Lung Foundation NZ, I feel very frustrated the Government will not ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2018
Breast cancer sufferer fighting for life-extending drugs wants PHARMAC inquiry
10 December 2018 - A woman fighting stage 4 breast cancer is a "little shy" of the $77,000 she needs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Nov 2018
Kaitaia mum fights PHARMAC for chance to live
6 November 2018 - Kaitaia mother of three Donna MacMillan knows she is dying, but she's not going without a ...