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"A cancer patient says he is relieved after an assembly government U-turn to pay for the costs of travelling for specialist treatment in Switzerland.

Lloyd Evans, 27, faced a bill of up to £7,000 in costs while undergoing proton beam treatment for a rare type of spinal bone cancer. "

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When Alexander Albiston was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer, doctors warned he would have to abandon his A-levels to undergo life-saving treatment.

But the 18-year-old ignored the advice and juggled his studies with intensive chemotherapy and surgery, even taking exams while on a drip in hospital.

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Thousands of terminally ill patients suffering from cancer of the blood will receive life-extending treatment after a landmark pricing deal between a drug manufacturer and the NHS.

A British company is offering Revlimid, a £40,000-a-year treatment for multiple myeloma, free of charge to the health service for any patients who derive long-term benefit from it. Celgene proposes that the NHS funds the once-a-day pill for two years, after which it will cover any costs for as long as a patient requires treatment.

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His bags were packed and he was looking forward to living away from home for the first time in his life, but two days before he was due to leave for Cardiff University Nick Richards's doctor began to suspect he had bone cancer.

After recovering he is now due to begin his university course. Here the 20-year-old from Pembroke tells the story of his past 12 months.

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