Cancer patients going overseas to access treatments

18/09/2025 9 min
Cancer patients going overseas to access treatments

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Episode Synopsis


A former top cop has joined a number of Kiwi blood cancer patients seeking cutting edge therapy overseas, as wait times grow for standard stem cell treatment in New Zealand. Stuart Lye was diagnosed in 2018 and fundraised to go to China for treatment. Stuart Lye spoke to Lisa Owen.