New Drug Hope On Horizon for Karen ; Nhs Expected to Back Cancer Treatment

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ADECISION to lift a ban on kidney cancer drugs has offered a glimmer of hope to a North mother who has spent thousands of pounds to treat her cancer.

Karen Gault, 44, of Jesmond, Newcastle, is fighting terminal bowel cancer and had to pay for all her medical care privately after opting to take Avastin.

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New Drug Hope On Horizon for Karen ; Nhs Expected to Back Cancer Treatment

The drug, costing pounds 1,200 a fortnight, prolongs her life and gives her precious time with her three-year-old daughter Grace.

Kare...

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