Former police official seeks blood cancer treatment overseas

Thursday 18 September 2025 · 5 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 19 Sep 2025, 8:46am

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Stu Lye has travelled to China to undergo CAR T-cell therapy. He is among several New Zealanders seeking advanced medical care abroad due to increasing wait times for standard stem cell treatments at home.

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1. Otago Daily TimesThu 18 Sep 2025, 6:44pm

   Former top cop joins Kiwis seeking overseas cancer treatment (opens in new tab)

2. Waikato Times via RNZFri 19 Sep 2025, 8:46am

   The 'fly in, fly out' cancer patients spending hundreds of thousands on cutting edge therapy (opens in new tab)

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