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... at 9:13 AM on 24th November 2009 Bowel cancer sufferers are to be denied a life-prolonging drug on the ... . About 35,000 Britons develop bowel cancer each year, of which 4,000-5,000 with advanced cancer could benefit from this drug. This life-saving drug is ... is true that the US spends more of our GNP on health care than most other advanced countries. If health care becomes a government service then ...

... each year, of which 4,000-5,000 with advanced cancer could benefit from the drug. Avastin, also known as bevacizumab, ... bevacizumab and its benefit to patients with metastatic colorectal cancer is well proven,' he said. Patients waiting for a decision ... life. She was given just five months to live when diagnosed with bowel cancer in November 2006, but is convinced the drug has kept her alive ...

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