Cancer

My partner's Dad is currently battling cancer. Before my partner and I got together, he was very unwell but he made excellent progress thanks to the help of a drug called Sutent. Sutent is a relatively new drug and for years the NHS were not prepared to pay for his prescription, costing around £35,000 for 12 months supply!!

After users of the drug and their friends and family campaigning in the media and numerous petitions being submitted to the Government, the NHS finally agreed to meet the costs of the Sutent prescriptions.

It is perhaps ironic that now the drug is free, he has started to feel unwell again. He has shown tremendous resolve to battle the illness so far - he rarely complains of any symptoms - so I hope that he continues to fight on and defeat the cancer once and for all.

'Cancer' at the top of the blog takes you to Sutent.