Thousands of patients with terminal cancer were dealt a blow last night after a decision was made to deny them life prolonging drugs.Great moments in socialism.
The Government's rationing body said two drugs for advanced breast cancer and a rare form of stomach cancer were too expensive for the NHS.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is expected to confirm guidance in the next few weeks that will effectively ban their use.
The move comes despite a pledge by Nice to be more flexible in giving life-extending drugs to terminally-ill cancer patients after a public outcry last year over 'death sentence' decisions.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Life prolonging cancer drugs to be banned because they cost too much
The Daily Mail reports on England socialist medical system:
