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PBS listing opens up a new medication era for leukaemia patients
9 October 2017 - The Leukaemia Foundation welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement today that the cancer medicine, Imbruvica (ibrutinib) will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2017
Turnbull government subsidy gives hope to cancer sufferers
9 October 2017 - A breakthrough leukaemia and lymphoma drug that normally costs $187,000 per treatment will become easily affordable ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2017
Introduction of mandatory arrangements for PBS Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy claims
5 September 2017 - From 1 December 2017, approved suppliers will be required to enter a compounder ID when submitting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Aug 2017
Making more life-changing medicines available to all Australians
30 August 2017 - The Australian Government is listing almost half a billion dollars’ worth of new medicines, providing sufferers of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Aug 2017
Genetic profiling: the cancer game-changer
26 August 2017 - After all she has been through, it was about time something went right for Andreanna Candi, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2017
New cervical cancer vaccine may almost eliminate disease, research shows
10 August 2017 - Cervical cancer could be almost completely eliminated, research has found, thanks to a new vaccine being ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Aug 2017
New report proposes radical reforms for rare cancer regulation
9 August 2017 - The first Lauren Poole had heard of epithelioid sarcoma was the day she was told her ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2017
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 August 2017
1 August 2017 - The August 2017 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2017
Miracle Opdivo cancer drug that saved Jarryd Roughead’s life discounted for patients
30 July 2017 - The miracle drug that saved Hawthorn star Jarryd Roughead’s life will be made available at a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jul 2017
Financial stress impacting cancer survivors
21 July 2017 - Half of all Australian cancer patients experience financial stress and money problems often impacts their treatment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jul 2017
‘I’d rather be a lab rat than a dead rat’: How Julie beat cancer death sentence
2 July 2017 - The death sentence left her dry retching in a basin in the corner of a doctor’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2017
Adding more medicines to the PBS to help more patients
30 June 2017 - The Australian Government continues to make medicines available and more affordable for Australians with new listings worth ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jun 2017
Rare cancer sufferers given reprieve with new drug subsidy
30 June 2017 - Sufferers of a rare blood cell cancer will get cheap access to a new drug after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jun 2017
Cancer has biggest impact on our health: research
16 June 2017 - If you or your family have been touched by cancer, you will know this already, but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2017
'The wrong cancer': Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme failing rare cancer sufferers
11 June 2017 - In some ways, Sarah McGoram and her husband Tom have been incredibly lucky in life. ...