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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

London grandmother may have to move to Scotland to access vital cancer drug unavailable on NHS in England

Beverley Angell and her husband Nick with their grandchildren - (Beverley Angell)

A London grandmother who has battled breast cancer for over a decade is facing the prospect of having to uproot her life and move more than 300 miles to Scotland to access a pioneering drug on the NHS.

Beverley Angell, 68, from Fulham, explained that an “unfair postcode lottery” has meant the drug, which costs £8,000 per session privately, is only available on the NHS in Scotland.

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