unfunded cancer treatment

Davey was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2016 in the Netherlands..they advised he had six months to live without treatment..twelve months with.

Davey was working as Technical Manager of Greenpeace's ships (on a volunteer and paid basis) which involved extensive travel and responsibilities with symptoms of his cancer overlooked until well-advanced.

After four years of treatment in Australia and here in New Zealand only one option remains that will give him a positive prognosis..Pembrolizumab (Keytruda).

Approved by the FDA in 2019 it remains unfunded in NZ.

We have financed one treatment of Keytruda privately at the hefty price of $10,000 with subsequent treatments recommended every three weeks..and unaffordable to us.

Davey is my partner of 32 years..we met on a Greenpeace ship on which he was working.

To fund further Keytruda treatment.Without exception his oncologists recommend Keytruda as a viable option with his condition favorable for long-term remission.