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Private cancer therapy 'crowdfunding rise'

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There has been a big leap in the number of cancer patients turning to crowdfunding to pay for treatments not available on the NHS, figures seen by BBC Radio 5 live suggest.

Data from JustGiving shows that 2,348 appeals were set up by cancer patients or their loved ones in 2016, a seven-fold rise on the number for 2015.

Over £4.5m was raised by these appeals in 2016 compared with £530,000 in 2015.

Doctors say the number of patients bypassing the NHS is "very worrying".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38858898
 
The trouble is, some of these treatments that folk say are "only available in America" involve some very dubious practitioners. That's what worries NHS doctors.
 
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