New hope for breast cancer patients as life-extending drug now on NHS in England
NHS breast cancer drug
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- Guardian UK·7h agoWomen in England with incurable breast cancer to get life-extending drug on NHS
Thousands with HER2-low advanced breast cancer will have access to Enhertu after ministers strike deal on price Thousands of women in England with incurable breast cancer will get access to a life-extending drug on the NHS after negotiations over its cost proved successful.…
Read at Guardian UK → - Sky News UK·9h agoLife-extending drug for breast cancer patients now on NHS
A life-extending drug will be made available on the NHS to patients in England with a specific type of incurable breast cancer, after an initial decision to reject the treatment was reversed.
Read at Sky News UK → - BBC Health·13h agoNew hope for breast cancer patients as life-extending drug now on NHS in England
Enhertu, which can give patients an extra seven months to live on average, has been prescribed in Scotland for more than two years and is available.
Read at BBC Health → - The Independent·13h agoBreast cancer patients given ‘new sense of hope’ after life-extending drug made available after U-turn
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) announced that it has reversed an initial decision to reject the drug for widespread use for the NHS in England
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