Should the NHS make the new breast cancer wonder drug available (herceptin)?

Question

yes i agree, but they are worried about the costs and the NHS is always struggling as u here in the news

Answer 1

In the news last week they said it would be available on NHS within the next few months.

Answer 2

The NHS was never given a fair deal right from the start; the "stamp" we paid at work after 1947 was supposed to support the payment of the pension, social security, and the health service. The cost of this "stamp" has increased massively, but the money has been taken for other things by sucessive governments, members of which have no need for any of the services supposedly covered. If these usless overpaid self-servers didnt waste OUR money paying hundreds of millions for the useless Dome and all the other demented crap they buy, the health service, the pensions and social secuirity would be running very nicely. Instead, they tell women doomed to die without a drug, "tough, we cant afford it" as if they pay for it themselves. STOP taking out money for foreign junketing, posh cars, mansions and private jets, paying out for repairs to the numerous palaces owned by the wealthiest family in the world, and supporting them into the bargain and use it properly then we just might have some respect for government....theres none now! Women MUST be given this drug, whatever it costs. I bet Judge Blair would get it............

Answer 3

Yes! Although I should qualify my enthusiastic support. Herceptin has been proven to be very effective for patients that have tumors positive for the Her2/Neu receptor. The data only supports administration to these patients. But, for these patients, the improved rates of survival is extremely significant (probably the most impressive data for breast cancer over the past few years).

Herceptin has been standardly given for 1 year after conventional chemotherapy. The total cost (at least in the U.S.) is somewhere in the range of $40,000 for the year. Therefore, it's use in a socialized healthcare system must be judicious indeed.

Answer 4

Yes of course, they spend money on all sorts of crap, and NHS money is massively spent on doctor's pay rises, admin staff and drugs for the elderly. It would be nice if for a change they could use the money to treat people who are actually ill rather than pumping ancient crones full of drugs to keep them out of hospitals even after they've lost their marbles.

Answer 5

G-d I hope so, I don't think people realize how much their prescriptions actually cost though. I heard one woman moaning about how much it was costing her for two items that she didn't really need, what she didn't know was that one of the items alone would have cost her £350. It's people like that who are bringing the N.H.S to it's knees. Maybe means testing isn't such a bad idea after all.

Answer 6

as the previous message said, it will be available in England, Wales and Ireland within 3 months but it available here in Scotland since last week

Answer 7

Most definately yes, otherwise why would we keep giving money to cancer charities to develop these drugs.

I think it is now going to happen which is good. If they didn't then I may have stopped giving to the charities.

Answer 8

Before you get excited because of some new fangled
"wonder drug" read the information on my page.

Answer 9

heard on news they already have made it available on nhs.

Answer 10

Of course it should, it helps women to stay alive and that is the whole point of healthcare