Grandmother loses Sutent fight

Amanda Crook

May 20, 2008

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A GRANDMOTHER who is dying of cancer has lost an appeal for a drug which could prolong her life - but will take her case to the High Court.

Jean Murphy, 62, has kidney cancer and doctors say the only treatment which could help her is controversial drug Sutent, which is routinely available in Cheshire and Liverpool but rarely prescribed on the NHS in Greater Manchester.
Thousands of people signed a petition asking Salford Primary Care Trust to change their minds.

Jean said: "Myself, my husband and my family and friends are devastated by the PCT's decision to turn me down again. We hoped they would listen to the people of Salford but they have not.

"It is enough to suffer from this disease, to feel yourself getting weaker and more tired, without having to fight the system too - I should not have to face this just because I live in Salford."

A Salford PCT spokeswoman said: "Mrs Murphy has been advised of the decision and a formal letter setting out the reasons behind it will be sent as soon as possible."

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sls, Salford (20/05/2008 at 10:22)

What reasons can Salford NHS Trust give for handing out a death sentence??

ace, manchester (20/05/2008 at 10:29)

Yet again this great country of ours letting our own people die for lack of care and money and yet we send millions of pounds in aid to the third world to educate and keep these people healthy..Its time to tell our politicians that they work for us.CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME .Im sick and tired of this lousey country helping others before our own.Lets for once start to think of ourselves before others.Thios woman paid into the system all her life and yet the people who this government pays to get educated have never paid a bean into our system.she should have been a illegal immigrant maybe then she would have been helped.

ace, manchester (20/05/2008 at 11:00)

ive just read this and it makes my blood boil.

Failed asylum seekers in Wales will now be given free health care - unlike their counterparts in England.

Maybe she should live in wales.WHAT A COUNTRY?

dave walker (20/05/2008 at 11:41)

why dont we get shut of these health trusts and all the heartless insensative idiots running them, all they care about is how much is this going to cost and that going to cost nothing about what a human life cost,s wheres the health care these peopel paid for all there lifes..most of the money most likely going to pay the wages of those running it

Calamity (20/05/2008 at 12:23)

I agree with Ace. Just cutting the maternity budget for all the offspring some immigrants have would pay for all the cancer treatments needed in Greater Manchester. It is about time we started saying if you want more than three kids, go private. Everyone is pussy footing around trying not to say what is staring us in the face! Certain religious communities have more children than do others. It is part of the plan to take over by sheer force of numbers. Why should we taxpayers fund this, when people who have paid into this country all their lives are denied their life?

Timberman, MANCHESTER (20/05/2008 at 14:31)

I hope the NHS managers have a good nights sleep when they read of the premature death of this lady.

PS The MEN are asking for comments on the Dalai Lama article but leave no provision for comments.

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