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An RAF veteran who was told he had to pay for his own cancer treatment by the NHS has died.
Roy Bushen, 75, was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer in June this year and was told he had to pay ?18,000 for treatment that could prolong his life.
His widow Sandra told Caerphilly Observer that her husband of 52 years was brave to the end but blamed the NHS for not offering treatment sooner.
She said: ?I feel disgusted and really let down.?
Great-grandfather Mr Bushen was diagnosed with bowel cancer last year and it was during treatment that doctors discovered the terminal liver cancer.
http://www.caerphillyobserver.co.uk...r-welsh-nhs-wouldnt-pay-for-cancer-treatment/
Roy Bushen, 75, was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer in June this year and was told he had to pay ?18,000 for treatment that could prolong his life.
His widow Sandra told Caerphilly Observer that her husband of 52 years was brave to the end but blamed the NHS for not offering treatment sooner.
She said: ?I feel disgusted and really let down.?
Great-grandfather Mr Bushen was diagnosed with bowel cancer last year and it was during treatment that doctors discovered the terminal liver cancer.
http://www.caerphillyobserver.co.uk...r-welsh-nhs-wouldnt-pay-for-cancer-treatment/