Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Apr 2019
Women die waiting for decision on PHARMAC funding for breast cancer drugs
17 April 2019 - One hundred women.
That's how many members of a breast cancer support group have died while a committee of MPs has been considering petitions calling for PHARMAC to fund drugs that could prolong sufferers' lives.
The nationwide support group Sweet Louise recently passed the grim milestone.
"We've got some beautiful photographs of some of our members in our office, and there's now only one left who's surviving," Sweet Louise chief executive Philippa Reed said.
