Letters Prescription costs unfair to cancer sufferers
Sir - I am writing to support Macmillan Cancer Support's campaign for free prescriptions in England. No one should be in a position where they can't afford to pay for their prescriptions, yet for one in 10 cancer patients aged 55 and under who have to pay for their prescriptions, this is exactly what happens.
The Government is due to publish a consultation to review prescription charges soon, but they have already said they are not prepared to spend one extra penny on prescriptions. This means that any reform will inevitably involve some patients losing out - in effect, robbing Peter to pay Paul. I am extremely concerned that this consultation will be nothing more than tinkering with an inherently unfair system and call on the Government to make prescriptions free in England.
I have suffered with cancer since 1998 when I was 25 and was diagnosed with breast cancer. I had a recurrence in 2004, followed by my latest diagnosis in 2006 of metastatic breast cancer, which has spread to my other breast, lung, various bones in my spine and pelvis and submandibular gland.
I have had times when I have to decide which is more important eat: and keep warm, or stay alive by collecting a prescription which is for medication which should keep the cancer at bay
Lisa De Wit (Mrs)
Ridding Lane,
Rawcliffe
Published on 29th May 2008 in Letters.
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