Published Date:
13 December 2006
TODAY, we report new research from the Macmillan cancer charity which reveals that a third of cancer sufferers who have children are finding it difficult to keep up with their mortgage payments, while every year an alarming 15,000 people in such circumstances are being forced to give up their homes. One reason for this enforced homelessness is that sufferers cannot maintain their mortgage payments while paying for the prescription drugs required for their treatment.
The Scotsman has been campaigning for free NHS prescriptions for all those suffering from chronic diseases such as cancer. Patients in many categories of illness are already exempt, but the rules governing such exemptions are random and unfair. For i...
The full article contains 244 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
12 December 2006 10:06 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Cancer research
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