Multiple myeloma: Tauranga woman fundraising for treatment in China
Maria Wortman-Dabrowska, a New Zealand woman diagnosed with multiple myeloma, is fundraising $200,000 for a clinical trial in China after exhausting local treatment options. She is also exploring potential free trials in Australia to manage her relapsed condition.
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The story highlights the financial and logistical burdens faced by patients seeking specialized, experimental cancer treatments abroad.
Twelve years ago, Tauranga dancer Maria Wortman-Dabrowska was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (blood cancer). For years, her treatments were successful. Now she has relapsed and is “out of options”. The 56-year-old is eyeing a $200,000 trip overseas for a clinical trial. Megan Wilson reports.
The article provides a human-interest perspective on medical challenges without taking a political stance.
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