Cancer Victim vs Drug
at 15.12.07
Cancer Victim vs Drug
A former dockyard worker with terminal asbestos-related lung cancer has won his fight to receive NHS funding for a life-extending drug.
Victor Lamb and his family said it was a "bittersweet victory", as many other mesothelioma sufferers still had to battle for Alimta - the only licensed treatment for the disease.
The drug is available on the NHS in Scotland, but local health authorities in England decide which patients receive it because national guidelines on its use have still not been finalised.
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Tag:Mesothelioma Cancer
