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Several thousand Australians with severe forms of leukaemia will now have access to a life saving treatment. The new drug has been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, dramatically cutting the cost.

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Several thousand Australians with severe forms of leukaemia will now have access to a life saving treatment. The new drug has been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, dramatically cutting the cost.

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