§ Mr. BarkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients treated for cancer-related illnesses within the last 12 months were prescribed courses of treatment(a) approved and (b) awaiting approval by NICE. [25877]
§ Yvette CooperOver the last 12 months the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) have published appraisals on the use of new chemotherapy drugs to treat ovarian, brain, pancreatic, lung and breast cancers as well as leukaemia. Around 19,000 patients each year should now be benefiting from chemotherapy treatments appraised by NICE.
NICE is currently appraising further treatments for advanced ovarian, breast and colorectal cancers and chronic myeloid leukaemia.