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Chemotherapy Medical Assistance

Requested from DOH by C. Pasion at 07:48 AM on Sep 26, 2023.
Purpose: Medical Assistance
Date of Coverage: 09/26/2023 - 09/26/2023
Tracking no: #DOH-561256659721

Pasion 07:48 AM, Sep 26, 2023 

I hope this letter finds you well. I am writing to request for your assistance for my mother whose been diagnosed with Stage 2B breast cancer. She is advised to have 6 sessions of chemo and 18 sessions of trastuzumab. She is already done with 2 sessions of chemo and 1 trastuzumab. Her last session was September 22, 2023. 

The chemo meds prescribed to her are Carboplatin (300mg) and Docetaxel (80mg) which costs 5,400 (for 2 vials of 150mg) and 1,700, respectively. And her trastuzumab costs 25,000 per vial. 

Hope and pray that you could help us. 

Thank you so much and God bless.

Receiving Officer 10:44 AM, Sep 26, 2023 

September 26, 2023

Dear Cziela Mae Pasion,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 26, 2023 07:48:30 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Chemotherapy Medical Assistance.

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. 

Regarding on this request, kindly send a copy of the patient prescription, medical abstract and treatment protocol to the DOH Disease Prevention and Control Bureau - Cancer Control Division at cancermedaccess@doh.gov.ph or Cancer Control Division at cancercontrol@doh.gov.ph

For inquiries, contact the DOH Disease Prevention and Control Bureau - Cancer Control Division at telephone number (02) 8651-7800 local 1732-1734

Kindly accomplish the FOI Feedback request form at the link: https://bit.ly/DOHFOIFeedbackForm

Thank you

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Receiving Officer

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