The 36-year-old was diagnosed first with lung cancer in 2016, which she beat. Then, seven months later, she developed leukaemia.
Breast cancer and prostate cancer patients receive dedicated nurses, as part of programs paid for by charities and the federal government.“If you don’t have one of the two cancers that have a nurse, that’s where the feeling of being diagnosed with the wrong cancer is stark – they don’t have the support services there when they need it most,” says Julien Wiggins, Bowel Cancer Australia’s CEO.
Stephanie Bansemer-Brown was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2012. During treatment, she had an ileostomy bag, forcing her to radically change the way she lived and ate. The National Breast Cancer Foundation – with its iconic pink ribbon - raised $22.5 million in donations in 2018; the McGrath Foundation raised another $12.5 million.and wrote a check for $27 million to support more breast cancer nurses.“If we went to every pink ribbon sponsor, and asked them to become a lime ribbon sponsor , the pink will still get it,” she says.Kirsten Pilatti, CEO of Breast Cancer Network Australia – revenue $8.
Bravo steffbbrown -speaking up will make the dreadful journey better for the next woman diagnosed. Too many women... FitzherbertMJ DonnaJBauer
Lungfoundation has sought assistance from Govts to employ lungcancer nurses as it is the no.1 cause of cancer death with just 17% survivablility at 5 years. Sadly knock backs. I don’t want to take funding from other cancers just equity. Cancer is cancer! fairgoforlungcancer
Abhorrently wrong. All cancer patients are treated equally and in strict accordance to their particular health issues. To insinuate medical staff behave as such is another example of biased news.
Check out this info graphic from braincancer_AU for ALL of the facts!
So true lost my husband 5 months ago no-one every came near us only the nurses with the chemo
Try being a brain cancer patient - our survival rates and treatments haven’t changed in 30 years. 2 in 10 people diagnosed with brain cancer will be alive in 5 years. 9 in 10 breast cancer sufferers will be alive in 5 years. We’re just not sexy enough. Not all cancer is pink!!
Cancer treatment is not as expensive as is presently made out to be, ven individual nursing is possible,If needed tell me
Charity money will always go to the sexy causes. But taxpayer funds should go where they are most needed - and that, patently, is not what's happening. SenatorWong , do you have plans to fix this mess?
It’s like the way autism organisations only give a shit about high functioning autistics and their job and educational prospects and ignore the unable to speak, nappy wearing, shit smearing, hand flapping real autistics.
They only get there if the Chemo can help them.
I have heard this before, from ladies especially, who have cancer other than breast. Whilst not taking away from the magnificent work of breast care charities, it is a shame that Government will not chip in and make care for all cancer patients equal.