Linda Nolan thinks it is "frightening" that a cancer drug that could potentially extend lives has been blocked by NHS England.
Linda Nolan has launched a petition to approve a cancer-treatment drug in England
The 65-year-old star was initially diagnosed with stage-three breast cancer in 2005 before overcoming it a year later, but in 2017 she was told that she had a form of incurable secondary cancer, which spread to her hip in 2020, and then to her brain last year.
But she decided to speak out after learning that Enhertu had been licenced for the treatment of breast cancer in Scotland, but not in England. and claimed that denying cancer patients such treatment was like a "horror film" storyline.
She said: "This is truly frightening and I’d urge readers to sign the petition for Enhertu’s approval to be reconsidered. As women we’re told to check, go to the doctor with any problem, then undergo treatment if we need it – and the outcome can be good.
"But to be denied the treatment, and potentially extra months or years? That’s a storyline which belongs in a horror film. Lives are at risk and everyone should have access to the drug, regardless of where they live. They’re being let down."
Meanwhile, the former 'Celebrity Big Brother' contestant revealed that she has been watching a storyline ITV1 soap opera 'Emmerdale' which has seen series regular Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter) diagnosed with breast cancer and wants the writers to "go gentler" on the long-running character.
"Soaps do a great job raising important awareness but when it comes to Chas Dingle and her breast cancer diagnosis I find myself wishing they’d go gentler. Her fear is screaming at me. I’d urge the scriptwriters to find the positivity too."
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