Articles filed under Policy.
A cancer drug which received standing ovation from the Global Medical Community is being withheld from NHS breast cancer patients. METUPUK are devastated by NICE decision not to recommend the drug…
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METUPUK has joined the Northern Ireland Coalition (NICCC) and will work collaboratively with partner charities to improve outcomes for cancer patients in Northern Ireland. Ann McBrien, METUPUK’s…
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METUPUK members have done amazing things in the last two years and continue to do so. Here is an update on the last two months: Founder Jo Taylor was due to have been in Berlin to present a poster…
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The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) have decided against funding the metastatic breast cancer drug alpelisib (Piqray).
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A new campaign in Wales, by MetUpUK member Tassia Haines, aims to draw attention to the fact that Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) patients feel that they are being failed by the Welsh Government.
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METUPUK welcome the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) decision to accept Tucatinib with trastuzumab and capecitabine for treating HER2-positive unresectable locally advanced or…
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The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved today: Trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) for treating HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer in adults who have received two or…
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It was shocking to hear the Prime Minister dismiss the importance of cancer outcomes in such an offhand way in a TV interview this week. But at the same time, it was sadly not surprising to many of…
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Following on from our #TrodelvyNow post last month, MetUpUk Member Phillippa has appeared in the Daily Mail, alongside other women for who this drug could mean, literally the difference between life…
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We started our campaign in Metastatic May with some information about treatment lines and it really caused a bit of a stir, especially on Instagram. Why? Because people don’t want to think that this…
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On March 22nd In Wales, the 20 page cancer delivery plan (CDP) had been replaced by a vague 3 quality statement. (QS) The WHO recommends every nation should have a CDP and just like that Wales became…
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Check out just before 14:45 in the debate: Have a listen @METUPUKorg was mentioned with our campaign #BusyLivingWithMets thank you @Debbie_abrahams shame you couldn’t make the meeting but interested…
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