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Indian-origin cancer survivor Yuvan Thakkar says he can now enjoy the things he loves after receiving treatment through the Cancer Drugs Fund, set up by the National Health Service, funded by the UK state government. In particular, this system has made new treatments accessible to thousands of patients.
The National Health Service (NHS) achieved a milestone this weekend with the help of the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), giving 100,000 patients faster access to the latest and most advanced treatments. Young Thakkar, who got treatment under this, said that after taking CAR-T therapy, my life has completely changed. The Indian-origin teenager thanked London's Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for the incredible care given to him.
I couldn't play because of cancer: Thakkar
Young Thakkar said that I remember that due to this disease I had to go to the hospital several times, due to which I could not even go to school. However, this therapy has completely changed my life. After that my life changed completely. Now I can meet friends, play with them and go on holidays with my family. At first it was very difficult for me to imagine all this.
The family got a second chance at life: Sapne
Sapna, the child's mother, said on the successful treatment of her child that after the success of the treatment, the family has got a second chance in life. Sapna said that without the fast-track access available through the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), there may be no other way for her son to receive life-saving treatment.
At the age of six, young Thakkar, who had leukemia, received treatment, which alters a person's immune cells to recognize and attack cancer cells.
Young Thakkar, who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of six, received a treatment that alters a person's immune cells to recognize and attack cancer cells. Yuvan Thakkar's treatment began in 2019, when he was 11 years old, after he underwent chemotherapy and other treatments such as a bone marrow transplant.
The CDF was opened in July 2016
Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), which was launched in July 2016. NHS England is working to give patients faster access to all the new cancer treatments approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), as well as gathering more information.
NHS National Professor Sir Stephen Powis said the Cancer Drugs Fund, which has treated 100,000 cancer patients in England, is a fantastic milestone in healthcare access and reflects the hard work of oncologists and their teams across the country.