New wonder drug potentially curing thousands of patients for many cancers

Great news!

Immunotherapy treatment Keytruda which is a wonder drug potentially curing thousands of patients for many cancers, including melanoma, is now covered under the PBS for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

Patients do not have to pay $135,000 As it’s now covered by the government. It’s great news WELL DONE!! Federal Health Minister Mark Butler MP and team! Saving lives mate!! And we look forward to working with you on making skin checks free for all Australians.

Previously many patients would have had to sell their house to fund their own treatment. This is great #hope

More information here; Cancer treatment Pembrolizumab, sold under the brand name Keytruda, is a humanized antibody used in cancer immunotherapy that treats melanoma, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma, stomach cancer, cervical cancer, and certain types of breast cancer. It is given by slow injection into a vein.

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