I've just been asked by a teacher friend from the school I volunteer with to support a petition to allow certain drugs to be prescribed. She has Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia which is controlled by imatnib and allows her to lead a normal life. However around 40% of its users can become reisistant/intolerant to it. another two drugs, dasatnib and nilotinib, have been developed and clinical trials have shown them to be very effective for people for whom imatinib has failed. NICE is, as usual, saying these drugs are not cost effective - although they allow people to lead normal family lives and remain economically productive. There is a petition on the No 10 Downing Street web site: _http://petitions.number10.gov.uk.CML-NICE_ (http://petitions.number10.gov.uk.CML-NICE) Please sign it if you are at all sympathetic. The closing date is the 23rd: I have just heard about it. Patricia in Wales scotl...@aol.com
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