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      Home > News > Health & Safety

    It's believed more than 9-hundred Kiwi women could benefit from expanded access to breast cancer medication

    It's believed more than 9-hundred Kiwi women could benefit from expanded access to breast cancer medication


    The drug Kisqali is only funded for advanced breast cancer - but a global study's found major benefits for those in earlier stages.

    Combined with hormone therapy, the drug reduces the risk of cancer recurrence by an estimated 28-percent.

    The Breast Cancer Foundation's Mehdi Shabazpour says New Zealand spends a lot less on breast cancer medications than Australia and the UK.

    He's calling on Pharmac to fund more medications for early breast cancer.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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