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To: The HSE and The Minster for Health
Make treatment Pluvicto available for men with prostate cancer
We the men of Ireland who live with prostate cancer and need the treatment called Pluvicto(Lutitium 177Lu vipivotide tetraxetan) DEMAND that the HSE and the Minster of Health make this treatment available to all men who require it.
Why is this important?
Men with Prostate Cancer who have come to end of chemotherapy may require a therapy called Pluvicto , to help extend what ever time they have left.
The vast majority of men in this country will not be able to afford this treatment. Up to at least 100 men a year will require this treatment and while we understand this treatment is expensive , we have to ask are Irish men’s lives and the time they have left less important than any other Irish citizen who needs a treatment.
This treatment is widely available in the EU and as such we feel as paying members of the EU we should be entitled to receive this treatment in Ireland.
It is not just men with cancer who would benefit from this being available, wives, partners , children, mothers ,brothers ,sisters and friends would love to have some extra time with their loved ones in the last stage of prostate cancer
The vast majority of men in this country will not be able to afford this treatment. Up to at least 100 men a year will require this treatment and while we understand this treatment is expensive , we have to ask are Irish men’s lives and the time they have left less important than any other Irish citizen who needs a treatment.
This treatment is widely available in the EU and as such we feel as paying members of the EU we should be entitled to receive this treatment in Ireland.
It is not just men with cancer who would benefit from this being available, wives, partners , children, mothers ,brothers ,sisters and friends would love to have some extra time with their loved ones in the last stage of prostate cancer