Shorten pledges easier access to drug trials for blood cancer patients

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Labor leader Bill Shorten is promising to make it easier for blood cancer patients to get into experimental drug trials if his party wins the election.

"Part of the problem is that while game-changing treatments are being developed, they are often too slow to get to patients when they need it most," Mr Shorten said.

" potentially five 10 years before they would be available under traditional clinical trial schemes in Australia." He said getting more people into trials will also help gather the evidence for listing drugs on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. The announcement is part of Labor's $2.3 billion investment in Medicare and cancer research, which the party is counting on to win votes in the May election.2019 Budget reply speech"Our fellow Australians pay their taxes to Canberra...if I'm elected Prime Minister I'm going to make sure that the health care system is there for you when you need it most," Mr Shorten said.Mr Shorten is in Perth on Wednesday, where he is hoping to pick up a number of seats.

 

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Just like a used car salesman.

Is there no one this grub won’t exploit to get elected?

Pinky Bill’s trying to please everyone, yay.

Let's get to the root of the problem of cancer. Our skies are sprayed with dangerous chemicals, our water has been poisoned with chemicals, our foods are full of poisonous chemicals....yep, nothing to see here.

U notice Shorten spends all his time looking at photo ops with sick or popular people then putting them on Twitter. No style or substance- That’s all he is good for !!

On what of the ridiculous waiting lines at Wollongong Emergency room which is in a Labor safe seat?

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