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A new bone marrow drug alternative to chemotherapy is saving my life. So why has it been rejected by NICE?

Mar 27th, 2010 | Filed under DailyMail

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Add to My Stories It was the day that I could no longer climb the stairs to bed that proved the turning point in my battle against the rare bone marrow disorder myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Having been diagnosed with the disease four years ago, my cell count plummeted last July – despite having undergone a number of blood and platelet transfusions.

bb58a296b768x655.jpg A new bone marrow drug alternative to chemotherapy is saving my life. So why has it been rejected by NICE?

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