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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kate Ng

Life-extending drug to be offered to advanced prostate cancer patients by NHS in England

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A new treatment will be offered to prostate cancer patients whose disease has spread to other parts of the body to give them a better chance of living longer.

The NHS in England will become the first healthcare provider in Europe to offer the drug darolutamide to around 9,000 men who are eligible.

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