'We Thought This Struggle Was Over' ; Campaigners Speak of Dismay As Fellow Cancer Patient Refused Herceptin

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CANCER campaigner Dot Griffiths thought her days of fighting to get Herceptin on the NHS were over.

But four years after winning her nationwide campaign, Dot was back before an appeals panel.

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'We Thought This Struggle Was Over' ; Campaigners Speak of Dismay As Fellow Cancer Patient Refused Herceptin

She was giving evidence in support of 52year-old Viv Foster, of Norton, pictured, who was told her tumour was not big enough to warrant receiving Herceptin for free.

Dot, aged 62, of Hartshill, said: "It is unbelievable that someone is having to go through this whole fiasco. The drug is there, it has been approved ...

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