Cancer Treatment
Our Changing World - A new type of cancer therapy
Claire Concannon visits the Malaghan Institute for Medical Research to learn about a new type of immune cell therapy which could be the future of cancer treatment in New Zealand. Audio
Confused claims of Covid-compromised cancer care
A new campaign is urging people with possible symptoms of cancer to get a diagnosis - and never mind the lockdown. This week two media outlets claimed 'almost half of new cancers' went undetected… Audio
NZ developed machine could revolutionise cancer treatment
Auckland-based company Buckley Systems has developed and manufactured a machine which could help treat the most difficult cancers. Founder and developer Bill Buckley discusses the potentially… Audio
How will new cancer agency achieve its goals?
How is the country's new Cancer Control Agency going to balance the demand for new, expensive cancer treatments within limited resources? The establishment of the Agency was announced last last year… Audio
Government to fund cancer drug Ibrance
A woman with stage four breast cancer has received news that made her dance around the living room - the life extending drug she's been campaigning for will likely be funded by Pharmac.
The… Audio
Winston Peters slams National’s record on cancer agency
Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters has issued a scathing assessment of National's record on cancer care, following the opposition's policy announcement at the weekend. Audio
Cancer sufferers and families deliver petitions to Parliament
People desperately seeking cancer treatment which could extend their lives by years, took their battle to increase Pharmac spending to Parliament today. Audio
Pharmac leaving cancer patients to die – drug agents
Drug giants have told Parliament's health select committee that drug-buyer Pharmac is leaving terminally ill cancer patients to die rather than forking out for the latest drugs. Audio
Dr Jeffrey Ross - The next frontier of cancer treatment
Dr Jeffrey Ross is the Medical Director for Foundation Medicine, Inc in Cambridge, US. He is a leader in the field of molecular diagnostics, having received a number of academic awards, been awarded… Audio
NZ doesn't have access to world's best medicines, doctor says
Pharmac says out of 35 medicines funded in Australia but not in NZ, only three provide real, meaningful benefits. Cancer Society's Medical Director Chris Jackson says every oncologist he has spoken to… Video, Audio
Australia signs off on Keytruda alternative Nivolumab
Last night we revealed a claim by the drug company that makes melanoma drug Keyrtruda that Pharmac has been using incorrect data, which gives a "false and misleading impression of how effective the… Audio
Revolutionary blood cancer treatment makes headlines
A revolutionary American blood cancer therapy that uses the body's own immune cells to attack metastatic tumours has made headlines around the world. Audio
Cancer treatments using nutrient & plant based chemicals
New Zealand researchers have joined other international peers for a study which has found a combination of nutrients and plant based chemicals can have a powerful effect on slowing cancer. They form… Audio