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    • November 12, 2011 at 8:31 pm
    mrf
    Keymaster

    I was at the annual meeting of the Society for Melanoma Research and had lunch with Annette Cyr from the Melanoma Network of Canada.

    Annette mentioned that the governing body in Canada that approves funding for cancer drugs is considering whether or not co cover Yervoy.  MNC is conducting a survey of patients with the purpose of using that survey to provide information to that governing body.

    If you live in Canada and have been impacted by melanoma, please consider participating in this survey or otherwise getting involved in this issue.  

    I was at the annual meeting of the Society for Melanoma Research and had lunch with Annette Cyr from the Melanoma Network of Canada.

    Annette mentioned that the governing body in Canada that approves funding for cancer drugs is considering whether or not co cover Yervoy.  MNC is conducting a survey of patients with the purpose of using that survey to provide information to that governing body.

    If you live in Canada and have been impacted by melanoma, please consider participating in this survey or otherwise getting involved in this issue.  

    You may access the survey here:

    http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e4yhm4n5gt60k96q/a012ugux2avpq/greeting

    The web site for the governing body is here:

     

     

    http://www.pcodr.ca

    I have no information about the inclination of Canada to cover Yervoy, but as you may know, the British Health Service has declined to cover this drug.

    Happy to answer any questions, to the extent that I can.

     

    Regards,

    Tim–MRF

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      • November 12, 2011 at 9:15 pm
      Lisa13
      Participant

      Hi Tim,

      I live in Toronto, Canada and greatly appreciate you posting this email.  I filed out a questionnaire about a month ago in hopes of helping as much as I could.  It would be fabulous if Canada decides to cover Yervoy. Even better, it would be nice to have maintenance shots which seems to be quite quite common in the U.S. 

      Lisa

      • November 12, 2011 at 9:15 pm
      Lisa13
      Participant

      Hi Tim,

      I live in Toronto, Canada and greatly appreciate you posting this email.  I filed out a questionnaire about a month ago in hopes of helping as much as I could.  It would be fabulous if Canada decides to cover Yervoy. Even better, it would be nice to have maintenance shots which seems to be quite quite common in the U.S. 

      Lisa

      • November 12, 2011 at 9:15 pm
      Lisa13
      Participant

      Hi Tim,

      I live in Toronto, Canada and greatly appreciate you posting this email.  I filed out a questionnaire about a month ago in hopes of helping as much as I could.  It would be fabulous if Canada decides to cover Yervoy. Even better, it would be nice to have maintenance shots which seems to be quite quite common in the U.S. 

      Lisa

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