Breast Cancer Medications Funded in Australia but not New Zealand
Breast Cancer Medications Funded in Australia but not New Zealand
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. As international research strives to unravel the complexity of breast cancer and its many sub-types, a steady stream of promising new medicines comes to market. While some countries adopt and publicly fund these quickly, New Zealand does not. Government spending on medicines per capita is lower here in New Zealand than in most OECD countries and access to new medicines has been sluggish.
The Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition (BCAC), lists some medicines currently funded in Australia, but not in New Zealand. They also list breast cancer medicines that are recommended in European guidelines, but not funded in Australia or New Zealand. All these drugs offer potential advantages in quality and length of life for New Zealanders with breast cancer and would give oncologists additional options for optimising treatment of the different sub-types of breast cancer. Additionally, individual patients can vary widely in their responses to a medicine and their responses may also change over time. This is why it is vitally important for doctors to have a range of medicines in their toolkits, particularly for treating advanced breast cancer.
Read the list of funded medications available in Australia the BCAC website here: https://www.breastcancer.org.nz/AboutBC/Treatment/Access-new-medicines
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