Since NHS England initially announced in December 2016 that it wouldn’t fund second transplants, more than 25,000 people joined our campaign to reverse the decision. Thanks to every single person that signed the petitions, and wrote to their MPs. We all did it together. Thanks to colleagues at Anthony Nolan, all other blood cancer charities, […]
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24 February 2017: NHS England reinstates funding to 2nd stem cell transplants thanks to your support. Read More Here Patients with WM (Waldenstroem) are denied live-saving stem cell transplant treatmentYou may have read or heard about the recent legal case involving a HIV patient advocacy group, NHS England and local commissioning groups. The outcome has […]
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The Cancer Drug Fund (CDF) de-listing further drugs Many blood cancer patients are about to face more severe issues of access to treatment, following the announcement that the CDF is de-listing further drugs in order to balance its budget. Twelve of these are blood cancer drugs. None of the cuts affect MDS patients, but the […]
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2015 MDS World Awareness Day: Video Stories 25/10/2015 Some of our true champions for MDS awareness have shared their stories with us. Watch their video clips and share them in support of MDS World Awareness Day 2015! Emma Paine: What happens when you need a second transplant? Emma is an MDS patient. She had a […]
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