DATE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026
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NHS to Provide Life-Extending Drug for Incurable Breast Cancer Patients

NHS to Provide Life-Extending Drug for Incurable Breast Cancer Patients

Sep 17, 2026 - 11:03
Cancer patient told she will get drug which could make her life longer
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  • Patients in England with an incurable breast cancer can now access a life-extending drug on the NHS, two years after it was deemed too expensive by a health body.
  • Cancer patient told she will get drug which could make her life longer.
  • Video, 00:02:08 Cancer patient told she will get drug which could make her life longer Up Next.

Patients in England with an incurable breast cancer can now access a life-extending drug on the NHS. Two years after it was deemed too expensive by a health body. Cancer patient told she will get drug which could make her life longer.

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The name of the drug has not yet been announced.

The drug is expected to be made available through the NHS's cancer treatment program in the coming weeks and months.

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