Mesothelioma compensation and drug treatments
Alimta is the trade name for the drug pemetrexed, which has been shown to have positive effects on mesothelioma treatment when combined with chemotherapy. In July 2007, NICE overturned a decision that the drug should not be available on the NHS, making it available to certain mesothelioma patients, but not all. While this is excellent for sufferers of the asbestos-related cancer who qualify, it meant that those who do not may have to make a mesothelioma compensation claim to be able to receive Alimta.
Why is Alimta not available to every mesothelioma sufferer?
Valerie Rusch of New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center believes Alimta is more than effective, writing that its use can lead to "dispelling the profound sense of nihilism surrounding treatment of this disease".
NICE, the body responsible for determining which drugs and procedures are appropriate for the NHS, does not dispute this, but believes that the drug does not offer superior effects to treatments already available to more advanced mesothelioma sufferers on the NHS.
The drug is available privately in the UK, but is not cheap. This means that some sufferers can face great hardship in trying to afford a treatment they believe will prolong and improve their remaining days, among the other financial demands that mesothelioma imposes on its victims.
These financial demands are the reason that mesothelioma compensation claims are available to sufferers. Although the disease can take over thirty years to reach a point where a diagnosis can be made, which means that the companies responsible may have folded before compensation is sought, it is often still possible to find the insurer responsible and make a personal injury claim.
Making a mesothelioma compensation claim
If you are looking for some advice about claiming for mesothelioma compensation to assist with hardships, including the cost of drugs, caused by this disease, look no further. YouClaim is an entirely free service to you, working to help you through the process of making a claim, from initial advice to final result, with a very high success rate. Each of our specialist firms of no win, no fee solicitors is governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, and guarantees not to take any cut from any successful personal injury claim.
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