Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2016
Woman battling rare cancer gets PHARMAC funding for drug
24 October 2016 - A young woman with a body riddled with fast growing tumours, who was left in a three-week limbo by Pharmac, has finally got funding for the drug she needs.
On Friday Olivia Fryer, 23, received the news that she'd get funding from Pharmac to take Sunitinib, which she and her doctors hope will help fight her rare cancer.
"You can not even begin to understand the relief that myself and my family have experienced," Fryer said.
"From waking up [on Friday] to a news article, to dealing with all the messages etc. to then pick the phone up to hear it's approved."
