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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Ella Pickover

Prostate cancer sufferers in ‘postcode lottery’ to get new drug, says charity

Men with incurable prostate cancer are facing a “postcode lottery of care” a charity has warned after it raised concerns that men with incurable prostate cancer may not get access to a new drug approved for NHS use in England.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has given the green light for a new “gentler” treatment for prostate cancer among men whose disease has spread to other parts of the body.

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