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Rare cancer patients warn delays still risk lives despite cancer plan pledges.

Rare cancer patients warn delays still risk lives despite cancer plan pledges. Ocular Melanoma UK Team and attendees at their recent parliamentary reception about securing timely access to treatment for rare cancers. Patients with ocular melanoma, a rare form of eye cancer, are still being denied a life-extending treatment already delivered in NHS hospitals despite […]

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Ocular Melanoma UK Statement on Access to Chemosaturation Treatment

Ocular Melanoma UK Statement on Access to Chemosaturation Treatment It is great to see another one of our members, Jamie Scott, sharing her experience and highlighting the desperate need for access to treatment. Her story reflects the reality faced by many people living with ocular melanoma, who are left fundraising for life-extending care that remains

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Ocular Melanoma UK says NHS inaction is costing lives as patients left unable to access recommended cancer treatment

Ocular Melanoma UK says NHS inaction is costing lives as patients left unable to access recommended cancer treatment Cancer patients in the UK are being denied access to a life-extending therapy, with some left fundraising tens of thousands of pounds privately – despite NICE recommending the treatment more than three years ago. National charity Ocular

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