10 Aug 2020

Cancer patients going without potentially life-saving treatment

From Morning Report, 7:45 am on 10 August 2020

Some New Zealand cancer patients are going without potentially life-saving treatment because of rising Covid-19 cases in Melbourne.

The patients have neuro-endocrine cancers, known as NETs, treatment for which is not available in this country.

Patients are deeply worried and urgently awaiting word from the Health Ministry and others about what accommodations might be made for them - either here, or in Australia.

Michelle Sullivan, the chief executive of the Unicorn Foundation, which supports people with neuro-endocrine cancers, speaks to Corin Dann.