Some of those at the protest held photos of loved-ones lost to breast cancer. Photo: NZ HeraldA group of women with advanced breast cancer and their supporters marched on Parliament today to present petitions calling for funding of life-extending medicines. The lack of funding for cancer medicines Ibrance and Kadcyla, hailed as game-changers for women with advanced breast cancer, has been labelled “the height of cruelty” by Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s chief executive Evangelia Henderson. “Meanwhile, the gap between Kiwi women’s survival with advanced breast cancer and that of women with advanced breast cancer overseas remains shocking. The women behind the march are known as Metavivors and have the support of the Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition, which represents more than 30 breast cancer organisations.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 16, 2018 00:56 UTC