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Cancer patient told she will get drug which could make her life longer

BBC News Health · 17 September 2026 at 06:28

Cancer patient told she will get drug which could make her life longer

Patients in England with an incurable breast cancer can now access a life-extending drug on the NHS, two years after it was deemed too expensive by a health body.

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Cancer patient told she will get drug which could make her life longer

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