Cancer victim denied life-saving drugs in postcode lottery given fresh hope by judge order

                   
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thisislondon.co.uk     04-Jul-2008            

Enlarge Fresh hope: Jean Murphy, 62, will have her case reviewed after being denied drugs to help her cancer condition A grandmother denied life-prolonging cancer drugs in a postcode lottery has been given fresh hope after a judge ordered her case be reviewed. Jean Murphy, 62, was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year and her consultant recommended a course of Sunitinib. The drug would give Mrs Murphy – who is wheel-chair bound and in constant pain – more months to live. But in what lawyers say is the latest example of the NHS’s postcode lottery, Salford Primary Trust refused to grant it her. They only distribute the £3,500 a month drug in ‘exceptional cases’ and a funding panel ruled that Mrs Murphy did not meet their guidelines. This is despite the fact that neighbouring PCTs routinely prescribe the drug for similar... [read full story]                    

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Gran takes drug battle to court

manchestereveningnews.co.uk     02-Jul-2008          

A GRANDMOTHER fighting for a drug that could give her months more to live is taking her battle to the High Court. Jean Murphy, 62, has kidney cancer and doctors say the only treatment that will help her is Sutent. Unfortunately...                    

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Gran takes drug battle to court

manchesteronline.co.uk     02-Jul-2008          

A GRANDMOTHER fighting for a drug that could give her months more to live is taking her battle to the High Court. Jean Murphy, 62, has kidney cancer and doctors say the only treatment that will help her is Sutent. Unfortunately...                    

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Crunch time for Jean as courts decide her fate

salfordadvertiser.co.uk     03-Jul-2008          

LAWYERS acting for cancer sufferer Jean Murphy say they have been served papers which mean the pensioner could be landed with a legal bill from Salford’s Primary Care Trust if she loses her fight at the High Court in London for...                    

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Call to over-rule drug refusal

jpress.co.uk     04-Jul-2008          

A judge has asked an NHS panel to reconsider its decision to refuse a powerful cancer drug to a woman who is the sole carer of her seriously ill husband. Jean Murphy, 63, of Cleveland Avenue, Salford, Greater Manchester, took...                    

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UK & World News: Call to over-rule drug refusal

icnetwork.co.uk     04-Jul-2008          

A judge has asked an NHS panel to reconsider its decision to refuse a powerful cancer drug to a woman who is the sole carer of her seriously ill husband. Jean Murphy, 63, of Cleveland Avenue, Salford, Greater Manchester, took...                    

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Call to over-rule drug refusal

gazettelive.co.uk     04-Jul-2008          

A judge has asked an NHS panel to reconsider its decision to refuse a powerful cancer drug to a woman who is the sole carer of her seriously ill husband. Jean Murphy, 63, of Cleveland Avenue, Salford, Greater Manchester, took...                    

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Call to over-rule drug refusal

icnetwork.co.uk     04-Jul-2008          

A judge has asked an NHS panel to reconsider its decision to refuse a powerful cancer drug to a woman who is the sole carer of her seriously ill husband. Jean Murphy, 63, of Cleveland Avenue, Salford, Greater Manchester, took...                    

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Call to over-rule drug refusal

metro.co.uk     04-Jul-2008          

Judge asked NHS panel to reconsider refusal of cancer drug A judge has asked an NHS panel to reconsider its decision to refuse a powerful cancer drug to a woman who is the sole carer of her seriously ill husband. Jean Murphy,...                    

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NHS panel ordered to reconsider cancer drug decision for carer

telegraph.co.uk     04-Jul-2008          

By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent A judge has ordered an NHS panel to reconsider its decision to refuse a powerful cancer drug to a woman who is the sole carer of her seriously ill husband. Jean Murphy, 63, from Manchester,...                    

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Woman fights for NHS cancer drug

itn.co.uk     04-Jul-2008          

A woman terminally ill with kidney cancer could now be given a drug which could prolong her life, after a High Court ruling. Sutent has not yet been approved by the government and is not automatically available on the NHS. The...                    

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