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Herceptin - UK breast cancer patients win battle

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the UK have finally given the go ahead for all suitable women with early stage breast cancer to receive Herceptin Treatment.

This means that a woman with HER2 positive breast cancer with our without lymph nodes can be offered herceptin as part of her treatment plan. The final decision about giving herceptin will be taken by the oncologist in charge of the case.

This sees the end of a long battle for breast cancer pressure groups and breast cancer sufferers.

Herceptin in the UK was previously reserved for women with widespread breast cancer disease or with several positive lymph nodes.

This means that the NHS system will now fully fund herceptin treatment for those UK women who can benefit from it.

Read more in the press here

Read my previous postings about herceptin treatment, about herceptin UK, about Tykerb and about new drugs for breast cancer.

Gordon

When to use herceptin remains an issue for many patients with breast cancer - read more about it in our herceptin treatment archive page

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