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Cancer: Time to change our approach? 9:53pm on 18 Nov 2008 My wife who is just 50 years of age was diagnosed with secondary cancer of the liver in October 2007. After the initial shock we thought well she will be able to receive chemotherapy which will give her a fighting chance,.However the worst was yet to come. The primary cancer site could not be found in spite of scans and biopsy. She was given four months of ecf chemotherapy which was an all over body treatment . Had the primary site have been found they would have treated both sites with the primary chemotherapy. It is estimated that their are 10.000 unknown primary cancers in the UK alone. Yet people that I have spoken to over the pasy year have never heard of cancer of the unknown primary. They are unable to understand why the primary cant be found. Cancer of the unknown primary is known as the orphen cancer. Cancer is an evil that not only claim life, but it also breaks the hearts of loved ones. After coming off her treatment in April 08 my wife then had a scan. The results were quite posotive as the cancer had reduced by three centimeters. As for having more ecf treatment we were told that any more would damage her heart. In August of this year the pain started again and a scan revealled the cancer had started to grow again. She was given just two to three months. I asked the oncologist if she could find us a trial. She came back to me and said that their were no trials available that would suit my wife. However I found one myself at Guys in London. My wife and I went to see the consultant oncologist at guys and we were told that she ticked all thr right boxes to go onto the trial. This news gave the whole family a great lift. However our joy and hope were short lived. While undergoing tests prior to the trials starting it was found that her bloods were too high. While ever we have politicians living with their heads in the clouds far away from the reality that normal people and their family have to face through cancer and other life threatening illness we will continue to have our heart broken seeing loved ones taken away from us all because of a shortage of money. After all tax payers must pay their taxes so that the government can use the money for much more important things like bailing out the banks. I urge you all to write to your mp and tell them that refusing to endorse and pay for much needed treatment is no longer acceptable.

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