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Local man denied funding for cancer drug Drug costs $3200 every 21 days, right now BC Cancer Agency won’t fund it for Chris Weitzel
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Public Health Nurse Raegen Knight gives a tetanus shot to Dave Sikkema with Health Nurse Amy Blerot.
Free adult immunization clinics offered at Kimberley Health Centre Get tetanus and diphtheria boosters at free clinic C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
It’s National Immunization Awareness Week from April 25 to May 2, 2015. Immunizations have been in the news in the past couple of
years because of measle outbreaks, which have been aided by some parents not trusting the vaccines and refusing to have their children immunized. It might in fact be due to very successful immunization programs in the past that keeps immunization rates at a steady 71 per cent for children by age two in the Interior Health Region.
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“Many of today’s parents have not seen vaccine preventable diseases in their lifetimes; thanks to very successful immunization programs, so they don’t realize how dangerous these diseases can be,” said Dr. Althea Hayden, Public Health Physician with Interior Health. “Measles and chickenpox viruses can lead to serious complications like pneumonia and encephali-
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tis (brain swelling). Pertussis (whooping cough) can cause seizures and brain damage in babies and mumps infection can result in deafness.” Health experts would rather see immunization rates in the 90 per cent range to ensure vulnerable people in the community are protected. See BOOSTER, page 4
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Weitzel says he was told by an oncologist at the BC Cancer Agency that the chemo they recommended would not save him. “I asked how much the chemo would prolong my life — no answer. I was not open to the amount of chemo C AROLYN GR ANT they suggested. At this Bulletin Editor time Herceptin was prescribed. Diagnosed with Stage “I was not able to 3c esophageal cancer in have radiation due to my February of 2014, Chris inability to swallow. My Weitzel bet h r o a t lieves that a closed comtrip to Mexi“I really believe pletely for co for treatweeks that because I three ment vastly and the improved have chosen to medical syshis quality, tem did take my health n o t h i n g and length, of life. But about this. I into my own now he feels asked for hands and ask options. No.” that taking his health At this questions, that I care into his point, Weitam being own hands zel began to has cost search for punished.” him — he other forms Chris Weitzel says the BC of cancer Cancer therapy that Agency might help won’t fund him and he the drug he needs be- found a more holistic cause he sought alterna- treatment in Mexico, tive treatment. And that which included chemo drug, Herceptin — costs but at a very low dose. $3200 every 21 days. See DRUG, page 3
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