Help us to stop cancer patients being treated like this

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   Name: Carol Jones on Jan 10, 2005

   State: NV

   Country: UK

   Comments: I am behind this petition 100%. The Government should be taken to task over such an insensitive action which could have been prevented with better management. Jean I hope you get a new date fore surgery and very soon. Love Carol Radical Vulvectomy 2001 Cancer free since!!!

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   Name: Lisa Armington on Jan 10, 2005

   State: CT

   Country: US

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   Name: Judy Canell on Jan 10, 2005

   State: NV

   Country: US

   Comments: I think what has happened to my dear friend Jean Unthinkable to say the least. This delay could mean a difference of life and death for her, not counting the psychological reaction to having to go through this type of procedure anyway. Every second counts in this situation. I hope you will re consider your standards of care for patients and the expediency at which she should have this surgery as well as others in this situation. Sincerely Judy Canell Member of Vaco and Cancer surviver

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   Name: Fernande Joncas on Jan 10, 2005

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   Country: CA

   Comments: i find its terrible for her to go throught all that stress she have enought stress she dont need that and dont deserve that

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   Name: Carol Cheyney Roberts on Jan 10, 2005

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   Comments: Prime Minister and Health Minister of the United Kingdom, the reason for cancellation of Jean's surgery because an ICU bed was not available is uncomprehensible. The United Kingdom is known for advancement in medical technology, lack of ICU bedding after this extensive surgery is inadequate planning of recovery follow through and a break down of communication with the medical community. What would be even more horrid is if she would have been in her surgery, (theatre) and then finding out that, Oh, there isn't any ICU beds. If this was your wife or sister or mother, what would you do to make sure that the recovery ICU beds and the preoperative process is discussed with the patient and the recovery is preplanned

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   Name: ALISON CHAMBERS on Jan 11, 2005

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   Country: UK

   Comments: I think this is appalling, and it really does have to stop NOW. Too many patients are having to go through this ordeal of cancelled operations.

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   Name: Viv Willoughby on Jan 11, 2005

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   Country: UK

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   Name: Jean Tempest on Jan 11, 2005

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   Name: Michelle Carty on Jan 11, 2005

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   Country: UK

   Comments: This totally disgusts me as we all know the sooner cancer is treated the greater the chance that it will not come back.

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    Name: Pamela Smith on Jan 11, 2005

    State: TX

    Country: US

    Comments: Please heed!!!

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    Name: Maureen Kirlin on Jan 11, 2005

    State: NJ

    Country: US

    Comments: May I say first that it is unbelieveable that something like this should take place in such a progressive country. Obviously it appears that socializing medicine is not the answer if we want the best care. I am appalled that this woman is being treated with little or no human empathy by the hospital.

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    Name: Felismina Anjos on Jan 11, 2005

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    Country: UK

    Comments: how can this happen is this turning into a third world country...i bet this would not have happened to cherie blair.

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    Name: Alison Gottsegen on Jan 11, 2005

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    Comments: This is a disgrace, I am sure that if the situation involved a male/politician the surgery would be over.

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    Name: Jean Lloyd on Jan 11, 2005

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    Name: Melissa Stratton on Jan 11, 2005

    State: KY

    Country: US

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    Name: Sheila Varian on Jan 11, 2005

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    Country: UK

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    Name: Connie Bauer on Jan 11, 2005

    State: WV

    Country: US

    Comments: This is an outrage. It is hard enough to mentally prepare yourself for this kind of surgery. Then to be cancelled at the very last minute due to the lack of a bed and having to mentally deal with the whole thing over again is devestating. As the petition states, when dealt with quickly, the prognosis is good. If not, it can be fatal. Vulva cancer patients do not just deal with the physical side of the cancer. There is also the mental side of it. This is probably one of the hardest surgeries/cancers for a female to deal with. It deals with their whole being as a female. It is in essence their whole identity. As a vulva cancer survivor who has been down this road and still deals with the after effects, I find this treatment of Jean to be outrageous and just plain wrong. Something needs to be done to ensure that this does not happen again. No woman facing this tramatic surgery should ever be treated in this manner.

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    Name: Marie Foster on Jan 11, 2005

    State: GA

    Country: US

    Comments: You go get em girl:)

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    Name: Debbie Lafferty on Jan 11, 2005

    State: GA

    Country: US

    Comments: We in the US tend to think the UK has a great plan for taking care of folks who cannot afford expensive medical care. What a terrible thing to have to go through as a cancer patient or anyone else for that matter. I'm thankful I do NOT have to wait for a bed to be provided when I needed surgery here in the US. I hope this UK gal gets the help she needs. Debbie Lafferty (Endo(3c),skin cancer,fibro)

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    Name: Dubsy Dubs on Jan 11, 2005

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    Country: UK

    Comments: I most certainly do support this campaign, but due to my own fears about 'stranger-danger' and the well documented 'wierdness' of the internet, I'm reluctant to give a postal code. I will certainly be writing to my own MP about this and will mention this site and the petition. Hope that's okay. Best wishes for the success of your campaign.

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    Name: Sheila Green on Jan 11, 2005

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    Country: UK

    Comments: I am a cancer survivor and I can imagine how I would have felt if this had happened to me. I was terrified anyway.

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    Name: Lisa Collins on Jan 11, 2005

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    Country: US

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    Name: Rosemary McIlwaine on Jan 11, 2005

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    Country: UK

    Comments: Cancer surgery should be treated as an emergency, every day wasted is another day it spreads and becomes harder to treat.

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    Name: Connie Church on Jan 11, 2005

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    Name: Paul Dudek on Jan 11, 2005

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    Name: Jennifer Christie on Jan 11, 2005

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    Country: US

    Comments: this is an outrage!! my prayers are with jean that she has surgery soon and that your country gets your medical stuff straightened out! i have heard medical care can be difficult over there, this must be what they were talking about!

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    Name: Patricia Wilson on Jan 11, 2005

    State: MS

    Country: US

    Comments: I am so sorry for the lady. I have also had a radical vulvectomy for invasive cancer.

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    Name: Amy AMBROSE on Jan 11, 2005

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    Country: UK

    Comments: My Mother in law died if Vulval Cancer and its a disgrace that anyone should be treated this way ,,,,

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    Name: Cheri Greenwell on Jan 11, 2005

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    Comments: As someone who has endured waiting for surgery and the unknowns, I know that what has happened to this poor woman is nothing short of torture. This type of thing really must stop.

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    Name: Kath Mazzella on Jan 11, 2005

    State: AL

    Country: AU

    Comments: I too have had my clitoris vulva and lymph glands removed and treated as a lepher by some in society. I agree wholeheartedly that this has to stop or at least women need to be more educated about sexual transmitted infections. Kath Mazzella

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    Name: Holly Carhart on Jan 12, 2005

    State: MD

    Country: US

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    Name: Kelly Waguespack on Jan 12, 2005

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    Name: Melissa Barr on Jan 12, 2005

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    Country: UK

    Comments: If this diagnosis happened to an MPs wife or daughter or sister things would soon change. They should hope it never does.

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    Name: Patricia Taylor on Jan 12, 2005

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    Country: UK

    Comments: This is unacceptable -

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    Name: Katharine Buchan on Jan 12, 2005

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    Country: UK

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    Name: Kimberley Jelfs on Jan 12, 2005

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    Country: UK

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    Name: Naomi Posner on Jan 12, 2005

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    Country: UK

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    Name: Michael Varian on Jan 12, 2005

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    Country: UK

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    Name: Amanda Porter on Jan 12, 2005

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    Name: Natalie Dukes on Jan 12, 2005

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    Country: UK

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    Name: Stephen Bishop on Jan 12, 2005

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    Country: UK

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    Name: Andy Porter on Jan 12, 2005

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    Country: UK

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    Name: Opal Giger on Jan 12, 2005

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    Country: CH

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    Name: Karen McCreanor on Jan 12, 2005

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    Name: Jean Cross on Jan 12, 2005

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    Country: UK

    Comments: I think it is so disgusting I have had lots of trouble in that dept and begged for hysterectomy only to be told no my daughter in law deccided she wanted a breat reduction from 34g to a c cup not life threataning but is having it done in private hospital on nhs within 2 months also my hairdresser is having a tummy tuck on nhs private hospital again my blood boils when i think fo the times I have been sent home as no beds with medical condition I feel you can live with largish boobs and floppy tummy its a thing my generation would not have even expected on nhs this poorlady is in more need I pray she gets help soon jean cross

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    Name: Shelley Wilkins on Jan 12, 2005

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    Name: Sarah Turnbull on Jan 12, 2005

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    Country: UK

    Comments: This should not be allowed to happen. It is disgusting and disgraceful!

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    Name: Misty Strickland on Jan 12, 2005

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    Name: Kathleen Crenshaw on Jan 12, 2005

    State: TX

    Country: US

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    Name: Angela Merrett on Jan 12, 2005

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    Country: UK

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