Hi all
My father in law (British) is moving back to the UK after living in Spain for 20 years. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung and liver cancer in October 2022 and has been treated with Immunotherapy in Spain and is well and has has only slight increase on Lung cancer in the 15 months since diagnosis. He is 80 years old and getting frailer which may be the cancer, the treatment or simply the joys of getting older. We have been told that he will need to start with a GP visit when he arrives in the UK and will then be referred to the local hospital for treatment.
My question to you all is whether you have any information on whether there are any "limits" in terms of age, time since diagnosis etc for offering Immunotherapy - how can I get assurance that he will be offered this treatment on the NHS? My fear is that the move will be stressful enough and any delay in his regular treatment or indeed not getting offered immunotherapy at all will cause a major impact.
Any advice would be hugely welcome.
Thank you everyone and wishing you all the very best.
SMS
