Hi John --

A quick update from me on cancer drugs.

You might remember our campaign commitment for 13 new cancer treatments. Well, we went even further, with a $604 million investment in Pharmac for up to 26 new cancer treatments.

I’m very excited to tell you the first of these treatments will roll out from 1 October. It’s a drug called Keytruda and it’ll be funded for eligible patients battling five different cancers: advanced triple-negative breast cancer, head and neck cancer, colorectal cancer, bladder cancer, and Hodgkin lymphoma.

In more good news, consultation opened today for two more cancer treatments, focused on lung and breast cancer. And for those families affected by cancer, this could be lifechanging.

It’s only through a strong economy that we can keep investing in world-class healthcare and that’s why National is doing everything we can to stop wasteful spending, reduce inflation and get the red tape roadblocks out of the way in our economy.

Thank you,
Christopher

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