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Leukaemia sufferer treatment debate

Title
Leukaemia sufferer treatment debate
Genre
Interview
TX Date
11 Mar 1995
Year of production
1995
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Duration
00:00:44
Description
Interview with Stephen Thornton, Chief Executive of the Cambridge and Huntingdon Health Commission, on the refusal of treatment by Cambridge Health Authority to a ten-year-old leukaemia sufferer. Thornton claims the cost is not the issue, and that the treatment would be detrimential to the patient’s quality of life. Interviewer not heard.
Contributors
Stephen Thornton
Keywords
Health services; Medical ethics; Leukaemia; Health authorities; Children (age group); Medical treatment; Health economics; Anticancer drugs; Cambridge Health Authority

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