NHS spends almost 50% less on cancer drugs as some other EU countries

Britain's health service is spending half as much on cancer drugs as some other European countries April 2008 Speaking at the European Breast Cancer Conference in Berlin, Professor Mike Richards, the national cancer director, said that the Health Service is spending around half as much per head on cancer drugs as some other European countries. Figures showed Britain spent £76 per head in a year compared with £143 in Germany and £121 in France.