I signed this petition yesterday and thought I would share, after the announcement of the reduction of the cancer drugs fund. If you would like to sign and share that would be fab.
petition.parliament.uk/peti...
I'm shocked at how many signatures are needed to get anyone to even have a look
LA
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Thanks for the signposting to the petition. I've read it but haven't signed it as I hope there will be a petition that is clearer in its focus. For my part I'd like to see the fund modified to include other diseases without a cure and to emphasise that it's not only drugs that need to be released, but radiotherapy and other treatments for a number of conditions. It's good to bring these petitions to our attention so we see them and can consider whether it's the right one to support.
xx Annie
It's a shame that the petitions doing the rounds, with a common theme, cannot become combined and cover a broader spectrum.
LA
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Signed it and posted it on Facebook timeline.
Thankyou so much for posting this I have signed it and shared on facebook. Afraid though I agree with what Whippit says about funding other drugs and treatments I still think it's worth signing this one. i campaign for a better, less 'post-code lottery' driven NHS in other arenas, but petitions with a narrower focus are also worthwhile.
Also - using social media it shouldn't be too hard to get to 100,000 signatures and to get a debate. The other way would be to get a few MPs to bring it up, but I'd suggest leaving that until we see whether the petition reaches 100,000. It sounds a lot but only 1 in 600 of the population - when you think how many people are affected by cancer that's very small.
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