Nhs 'Postcode Lottery' Forces Ill Man to Move

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A DESPERATELY-ILL cancer patient is planning to move from North Yorkshire to County Durham to get a drug on the NHS which could prolong his life.

The 51-year-old pipeline engineer - who has asked not to be named but lives in Malton - said he has had to consider moving to his former address, near Bishop Auckland, in an attempt to qualify for treatment with a drug called Tarceva.

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Nhs 'Postcode Lottery' Forces Ill Man to Move

It follows a decision by North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust to turn down his ...

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