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Life-extending drug for breast cancer patients now on NHS

Sky News UK · 17 September 2026 at 04:47

Life-extending drug for breast cancer patients now on NHS

A life-extending drug will be made available on the NHS to patients in England with a specific type of incurable breast cancer, after an initial decision to reject the treatment was reversed.

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Life-extending drug for breast cancer patients now on NHS

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