Tories' Pounds 1bn N.I. Pledge On'too Costly' Cancer Drugs

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THE lives of thousands of cancer patients could by saved by a Pounds 1 billion pledge by David Cameron to buy drugs restricted by NHS chiefs as too expensive, the Conservatives have claimed. The Tory leader promised that if he wins power, he will set up a new Cancer Drugs Fund paid for by savings in the health service payroll bill as a result of cuts in national insurance.

Mr Cameron said the one per cent N.I. cut announced by his party last week would save the NHS Pounds 200 million a year. And the money - worth Pounds 1 billion over a five-year Parliamentary term - would be used to aid cancer patients.

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Tories' Pounds 1bn N.I. Pledge On'too Costly' Cancer Drugs

The move follows complaints by sufferers that as many as 15 lifesaving drugs are denied to them by t...

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