This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government

Rejected petition The Ministry of Health should reinstate all life extending cancer drugs

The Ministry of Health have removed dozens of cancer drugs since January 2015. These drugs will extend the lives of thousands of cancer patients by many years. There was a commitment by the government in their manifesto to make funding available but it appears that this has been forgotten.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/107548

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