GEORGE Fraser is one of the hundreds of men across Scotland who will benefit from the decision on abiraterone.
GEORGE Fraser is one of the hundreds of men across Scotland who will benefit from the decision on abiraterone.
LIFE CHANGER: George Fraser cashed in his pension to pay for the drug. Now other sufferers will receive abiraterone from the Scottish NHS after the ruling. Picture: Mark Mainz
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The married father-of-two, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2007, cashed in his pension early to pay for the drug after his health board turned down his bid to obtain it on an individual case basis.
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