An Australian family says a government-appointed panel's decision could determine whether one of them lives of dies. Shane Raisher, 32, from Frankston, Victoria is paying $10,500 every three weeks for a 'magic' drug that could keep him alive to see his two-year-old boy Jett and unborn baby grow up. The 'wonder drug' MK-3475 has worked miracles in fending off Mr Raisher's aggressive melanoma, which he has fought since getting a mole tested when he was 18. But the Raisher family said they are 'going broke' and are only able to afford the drug because of community donations. They are pleading with the independent Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Council to list the drug on the Pharmaceutical Benefits scheme, which would make it radically more affordable.
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Shane Reischer, 32, suffers an aggressive form of melanoma
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He was first diagnosed 14 years ago when he got an ugly mole tested
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'Wonder drug' MK-3475 has radically changed his quality of life
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However, the drug costs $10,000 every three weeks
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He and his family are hoping it will be listed on the PBS
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That would make the cost of treatment radically more affordable
Mr Raisher's condition has improved when he has taken @placeholder, with his tumours reducing in size