Patients in England and NI are only eligible for the drug once cancer has spread By Shaun Wooler Health Editor Published: 17:42 EDT, 23 October 2023 | Updated: 18:09 EDT, 23 October 2023 More than 5,000 men a year with prostate cancer are being denied a life-saving drug on the NHS because of a scandalous UK postcode lottery, a charity has warned. Trials have found abiraterone can stop prostate cancer from spreading and it can extend the lives of those with the disease. Patients in Scotland and Wales can get the drug for free on the NHS if there is a high risk of the cancer spreading, but men in England or Northern Ireland are only eligible once it has spread. Until then they
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