Fund all cancer drugs without prejudice re cost and overall survival rates.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Axing and rejection of cancer drugs based on cost and overall survival rates is unfair. Many expensive drugs only come into play when other options are failing. At THIS point, overall all survival is a side issue. Extra treatment-free time is all that matters. UK cancer patients deserve this time.

Our Human Rights Act clearly states that UK citizens must not be treated in an inhuman or degrading way, including removing drugs from seriously ill people. Any public authority may not use lack of resources as a defence. This IS what is currently happening. Cancer patients are being deprived of life extending/time extending drugs due to cost. After contributing all of their working lives and supporting cancer research/taking part in clinical trials...ultimately drugs are being denied.

Why it was rejected

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Reinstate all of the drugs recently removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF)

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Timeline

26 Sep 2015	Petition opened for signatures
30 Sep 2015	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 30 Sep 2015

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