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Spring 2009-04-22

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BBC documentary of the week focuses on NICE drug appraisals

Monday, June 15, 2009

Film will be broadcast on BBC 2 on Wednesday, 17 June from 9pm to 10pm

Tobacco sales

Thursday, May 07, 2009

The Lords have voted in favour of removing the display of tobacco at the point of sale.

Service of Thanksgiving for late RCF Chief Executive, Penny Wilson-Webb

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

The service will be held on 19 May 2009 in London.

European Parliament draft directive on cross-border healthcare

Monday, April 27, 2009

Draft directive is to ensure that there are no obstacles to patients who seek treatment in an EU Member State other than their own.

Protecting children from the effects of smoking

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Rarer Cancers Forum joins 100 health groups in campaign to put tobacco out of sight.

Good news from NICE!

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Positive Final Appraisal Determination for lenalidomide.

Another Rarer Cancers Forum Flower Award!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Unusual fundraising event raises £100 for RCF!

Consumer members needed for National Cancer Research Institute Working Group

Thursday, April 02, 2009

Consumer reps needed for Clinical and Translational Radiotherapy Research Working Group.

Good news for cancer patients in Scotland

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon announces a series of developments designed to improve access to medicines on the NHS.

Good news for kidney cancer patients

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

NICE recommends sunitinib for the first-line treatment of renal cancer.

NHS patients: paying for additional private care

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Department of Health issues guidance for NHS patients.

RCF Flower Awards

Friday, February 27, 2009

Read all about them!

Multiple myeloma and lenalidomide

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Preliminary recommendations by NICE Appraisal Committee.

Calling patients in Scotland

Monday, February 09, 2009

Please can you share your experiences?

End of life treatments

Monday, February 09, 2009

House of Commons Early Day Motion recognises work of our late Chief Executive, Penny Wilson-Webb.

Sunitinib approved for kidney cancer patients

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

NICE Final Appraisal Determination gives green light to sunitinib.

Two new ways you can help RCF!

Monday, February 02, 2009

Help raise funds for Rarer Cancers Forum when you shop online or search the Web.

New RCF booklet for patients available

Monday, January 26, 2009

The booklet is entitled 'Types of Cancer: the Basics'.

Rarer Cancers Forum Patients' Army

Friday, January 23, 2009

Find out how you can help the RCF's work!

Good news for kidney patients in Wales!

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Patients in Wales needing kidney cancer drugs that are yet to be approved by NICE, will receive them on the NHS in the meantime.

Department of Health publishes guidance on exceptional cases processes

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

New document published today.

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