Hundreds of Cancer Patients in England and Wales to Be Denied Life-Prolonging …

Published February 6, 2014

Hundreds of cancer patients in England and Wales to be denied life-prolonging …
He said it was a backward step that would mean hundreds of patients had to appeal to local areas for permission to use it – even though it remains available nationally in Scotland. He said: 'Lung … Sir Andrew Dillon, Chief Executive at NICE said …
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UK set to sell sensitive NHS records to commercial companies with no …
The information sharing is on an opt-out basis, so if you don't want your "clinical records, mental health consultations, drug addiction rehabilitation details, dsexual health clinic attendance and abortion procedures" shared, along with your "GP …
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Drug offers new hope in pancreatic cancer battle: Treatment that can extend …
A new drug that improves survival in sufferers of pancreatic cancer – one of the most deadly forms of the disease – has been licensed for use in the UK. Abraxane increases survival by two … Professor Juan Valle, consultant oncologist and honorary …
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Oil worker blames NHS drugs for his extreme gambling addiction
But, he claims, NHS doctors repeatedly failed to link his addiction to the drug he was first prescribed in 1979 for acromegaly, a condition closely linked to gigantism. The electrical … His wife and family begged him to get help but nothing stopped …
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