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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Cancer / February 2006Cash Woe of Breast Cancer Women.
1.. UK: Cash woe of breast cancer women [BBC News] Many breast cancer patients have experienced cash difficulties after being forced to pay prescription fees, a survey says. The Breast Cancer Care poll of 164 women in England and Scotland found 42% had experienced financial problems and 15% had not taken drugs owing to cost. The charity said ministers must review the charging system as some patients paid for hormone therapies for years. But the government said it preferred to subsidise those on low incomes. Under exemptions drawn up in 1968, people with certain conditions, such as diabetes and epilepsy, get free prescriptions, but they do not cover cancer patients once they are not being treated in hospital. But Breast Cancer Care have pointed out that some patients have to take courses of hormone therapy for years to stop the disease spreading or coming back. A 10-year course can cost £1,000. Patients are also charged for wigs and painkillers. Christine Fogg, Breast Cancer Care's chief executive, said: "Thankfully more people with cancer are now surviving than ever before, but many are now being treated long-term which comes at a price. [NOTE: For the full article, please follow the supplied link.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is a story on the BBC web site this week about a woman in the UK (Nottingham, I think it was) that sued her local NHS district office after she was denied the drug Herceptin, because it won't be approved in the UK until March. The woman in question has weeks to live and might not make it until March. > There is a story on the BBC web site this week about a woman in the UK > (Nottingham, I think it was) that sued her local NHS district office > after she was denied the drug Herceptin, because it won't be approved in > the UK until March. The woman in question has weeks to live and might > not make it until March. This is a topic for the breast cancer newsgroup, not here. J > There is a story on the BBC web site this week about a woman in the UK > (Nottingham, I think it was) that sued her local NHS district office > after she was denied the drug Herceptin, because it won't be approved in > the UK until March. The woman in question has weeks to live and might > not make it until March. And Herceptin is not likely to make any difference to that |
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