Lung cancer patients right to live.
The Issue
My Partner Elaine was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic lung cancer in September 2021which spread to her neck.She has never at any time smoked in her life and always kept herself healthy,so as you can imagine the cancer diagnoses came as a complete shock to all family and has shattered our world.
Over the past 2 years Elaine has under gone various treatments which include chemotherapy,Immunotherapy and radiotherapy,unfortunately the cancer is still growing and has now spread to her brain.
Our oncology team have now identified the mutation of the cancer which is HER2 and advised her the best drug for her would be Enhertu.
Here in the UK the HER2 mutation which is also found in breast cancer patients is treated with the drug Enhertu,which has shown great success,however Enhertu is only licensed in the UK for breast cancer patients.
Enhertu is widely used in the USA and other parts of the world for lung cancer and has shown great success in fighting the HER2 mutation.
Our Oncology team wants Elaine to have the Enhertu drug but because it’s not licensed in the UK for Lung cancer we have been told she can’t have it through the NHS and we will have go private.
This will mean selling our house and spending all our life savings so Elaine can get the chance to live and spend what ever-time she has left making memories with her family.
We believe this wrong and Enhertu should be made widely available for lung cancer patients who have the HER2 mutation.
Time isn’t on Elaines side and with all the stress of dealing with the cancer we now have the added stress of fighting for a treatment which may have a massive affect on Elaines life.
please support our petition to get Enhertu licensed for the use in lung cancer patients
Every cancer patient should have the opportunity of all treatments that may give them more time to live.
Thank you
Chris Goodwin.
233,758
The Issue
My Partner Elaine was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic lung cancer in September 2021which spread to her neck.She has never at any time smoked in her life and always kept herself healthy,so as you can imagine the cancer diagnoses came as a complete shock to all family and has shattered our world.
Over the past 2 years Elaine has under gone various treatments which include chemotherapy,Immunotherapy and radiotherapy,unfortunately the cancer is still growing and has now spread to her brain.
Our oncology team have now identified the mutation of the cancer which is HER2 and advised her the best drug for her would be Enhertu.
Here in the UK the HER2 mutation which is also found in breast cancer patients is treated with the drug Enhertu,which has shown great success,however Enhertu is only licensed in the UK for breast cancer patients.
Enhertu is widely used in the USA and other parts of the world for lung cancer and has shown great success in fighting the HER2 mutation.
Our Oncology team wants Elaine to have the Enhertu drug but because it’s not licensed in the UK for Lung cancer we have been told she can’t have it through the NHS and we will have go private.
This will mean selling our house and spending all our life savings so Elaine can get the chance to live and spend what ever-time she has left making memories with her family.
We believe this wrong and Enhertu should be made widely available for lung cancer patients who have the HER2 mutation.
Time isn’t on Elaines side and with all the stress of dealing with the cancer we now have the added stress of fighting for a treatment which may have a massive affect on Elaines life.
please support our petition to get Enhertu licensed for the use in lung cancer patients
Every cancer patient should have the opportunity of all treatments that may give them more time to live.
Thank you
Chris Goodwin.
233,758
Supporter Voices
Petition created on 30 April 2023