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Liver cancer test pledges unfunded in Scotland, charity says
A general view of medical equipment on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London
TESTING for a rare form of liver cancer is unfunded and falling short in Scotland, a charity has warned.
Charity APPR, which specialises in cholangiocarcinoma, has warned of a postcode lottery as the molecular profile tests needed to help define how it can be treated is funded by NHS England.
But despite agreements to roll out the practice, it remains unfunded in NHS Scotland, driving patients into the private sector.
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