Health Canada approved Pluvicto in August 2022, but patients have been waiting since then for provincial health plans to announce coverage.

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Ontario funding new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer

Ontario's health minister says the province will now publicly fund a new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer.

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In the coming months, health ministry anticipates PLUVICTO will be available for eligible patients at most of Ontario’s cancer treatment centres

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Ontario first in Canada to fund prostate cancer care treatment

Over the coming months, it is anticipated Pluvicto will be available for eligible patients at most of Ontario’s Cancer Treatment Centres

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TORONTO, Canada – The Ontario government is connecting more people to care by being the first Canadian jurisdiction to publicly fund and administer PLUVICTOTM a new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer, which is now covered under the province’s publicly funded drug program. “Our government is giving people access to more treatment options by expanding public access to new medications and treatments,” said Sylvia Jones, deputy premier and…

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A Dundalk-area man is the first person in Canada to receive a new, publicly funded treatment that better targets prostate cancer cells and is shown to prolong life.

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The Ontario government is connecting more people to care by being the first Canadian jurisdiction to publicly fund and administer PLUVICTO a new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer, which is now covered under the province’s publicly funded drug program. [Ontario Newsroom] Full Article

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Ontario First in Canada to Administer New Publicly Funded Prostate Cancer Care Treatment

TORONTO — Ontario's health minister says the province will now publicly fund a new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer.

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The province is the first in Canada to publicly fund and offer the treatment

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Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones listens to questions from reporters following a press conference in Etobicoke, Ont., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin Ontario’s health minister says the province will now publicly fund a new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer. Health Canada approved Pluvicto in August 2022, but patients have been waiting since then for provincial health plans to announce coverage. Health M…

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