Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha has sadly announced the passing of one of the campaigners who joined the effort to secure access to the vital drug Enhertu across Wales, Northern Ireland, and England.Nadia, at 59 years old, along with 30 other women, bared their chests in a powerful campaign to draw Government attention.
Their actions have prompted a promising development as Health Secretary Wes Streeting has agreed to meet later this month.Despite this positive stride in their campaigning efforts, the TV personality shared the heart-wrenching news that one activist has tragically passed away, stating: "Since that day when we were on the green, one of our women has actually died, she died two days ago in a hospice and her next line of treatment would've been Enhertu."The loss deepens as Nadia reveals: "It's just awful and then we have a number of women from that group...
there's 31 women a day who die from secondary breast cancer, there's a number of women from that photograph who, they need Enhertu next." She spoke movingly about the urgency of the situation, saying, "They have young children, they are young women and it's just heartbreaking."As talks with the Health Secretary approach, Nadia remains hopeful: "We're hoping he's a bit more sympathetic to us as he's had cancer himself when he was younger."Though mindful that decisions dont rest solely with him, she is optimistic the Health Secretary can "put some pressure" on decisions to broaden access to Enhertu for those desperately needing it.Nadia expressed her frustration, saying: "The thing is, what is the point in having all this research for cancer, if when they discover a drug, and it's few lines of treatment for this particular kind of cancer, secondary breast
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