This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Petition Reinstate all of the drugs recently removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF)
The UK Government has just announced the removal of a huge number of life preserving drugs from the Cancer Drugs Fund list of agreed treatments.
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The Cancer Drugs Fund was an emergency budget introduced to save or prolong lives while the National Institute for Clinical Health ponders on whether to agree funding. In a crass, hurried review of the drugs on the list massive cuts were made both in May then again September 2015 which denies potentially thousands of people remission from cancer, They quote the drug manufacturers' figures based on average extension of life but these figures do not represent a huge number of people who gain years from these drugs as they include people who immediately fail to respond to them.
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House of Commons debate on the availability of cancer drugs
On Tuesday 20 October there was a House of Commons debate in Westminster Hall on the availability of cancer drugs. A Government Minister took part in the debate and responded to the points raised.
You can find more information and watch/ listen to the debate or read the transcript by visiting:
http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2015/october/westminster-hall-debates-20-october-2015/
You can follow the House of Commons on Twitter: @HouseofCommons