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Charities have criticised a decision not to make two bowel cancer drugs widely available on the NHS.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) said there was insufficient evidence to recommend Avastin and Erbitux.
But charities say both drugs, used to treat advanced disease, are the best option for seriously ill patients.
They say the drugs have been shown to extend life expectancy by four to five months in some patients.
A similar decision has already been made in Scotland.
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Surely if these drugs offer some extension on life expectancy they should be made available. I know if any of my family were unfortunate enough to be diagnosed with bowel cancer I would want them to have anything that will prolong their life. When will these "fat cats" stop thinking about their budgets and concentrate on patient care as their priority
