Cancer drug report never meant to be used as shopping list: Agency head

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Cancer drug report never meant to be used as shopping list: Agency head

Stephen Forbes

Stephen Forbes

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During its 2023 General Election campaign, the National Party pledged to fund 13 cancer treatments if elected; it subsequently failed to include the promised ring-fenced $280 million in last week’s Budget [Image: iStock]
A 2022 REPORT on access to cancer drugs was never meant to be used to provide a list of medicines that should be funded, Cancer Control Agency Te Aho