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“Up to 20,000 people have died needlessly early after being denied cancer drugs on the NHS, it was revealed yesterday.

The rationing body NICE has failed to keep a promise to make more life-extending drugs available. ‘

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2 posted on 03/14/2010 8:28:29 PM PDT by SmartInsight
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To: SmartInsight

My mom is undergoing treatment at MD Anderson in Houston; almost all of her treatments are either denied outright by NICE/NHS (assuming they’re even available elsewhere) or would be denied on cost-effectiveness grounds.

MD Anderson, the foremost cancer center in the world according to many experts, would probably close under Obamacare as they could not operate under those guidelines.


5 posted on 03/14/2010 8:58:23 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: SmartInsight

Love the ironic acronym: NICE.


12 posted on 03/14/2010 9:51:48 PM PDT by married21
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