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How Propanc Biopharma Is Joining the Fight with Cancer Patients Who Are Increasingly Vulnerable to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
Risk of Infection for Cancer Sufferers Extremely High and Life Threatening Novel Cancer Treatments that Support Immune Function Likely to See Rapid Uptake
About this update from Propanc Biopharma, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nRisk of Infection for Cancer Sufferers Extremely High and Life Threatening\n\n\nNovel Cancer Treatments that Support Immune Function Likely to See Rapid Uptake\n\n MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nPropanc Biopharma, Inc. (OTC: PPCB) (“Propanc” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company developing new cancer treatments for patients suffering from recurring and metastatic cancer, announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, Mr James Nathanielsz, predicts a significant and unmet need for need for new cancer treatments that are not only more effective and less toxic, but critically, also enhance the immune response of patients. As a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of infection for cancer sufferers undergoing chemotherapy or radiation is life threatening. Propanc Biopharma’s lead product candidate, PRP, not only stops the cancer from returning and spreading, but also enhances the body’s own immune system, which is considered a key to overcoming cancer.\n\n\nAccording to the World Health Organization over 18.1 million cancer cases were diagnosed and 9.6 million cancer related deaths were recorded in 2018, globally. The threat of the global pandemic penetrating this vulnerable and significantly large patient group, globally, whilst undergoing treatment is extremely high. Recently, there were a number of instances where COVID-19 infections have been discovered among staff and patients in oncology wards in hospitals, such as the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.\n\n\n“I am gravely concerned for cancer sufferers worldwide during this global crisis and it especially came to my attention when three COVID-19 positive patients from the Alfred hematology and oncology ward, died as a result of exposure. My heart goes out to those families,” said James Nathanielsz, Propanc’s Chief Executive Officer. “There is no doubt this group of patients are particularly vulnerable, and we need to put all our resources into every avenue of healthcare to ensure a better quality of life for human kind. Now that we have the backing of our institutional investor, financially, we are expending every effort to fast track PRP into the clinic so we can determine its effectiveness as a less toxic, targeted therapy for the treatment and prevention of metastatic cancer from solid tumors, where patients can enjoy a better qualit...