HUNDREDS of Scots women with breast cancer are failing to take vital drugs because they can't afford them.
More than a third of sufferers are struggling to pay prescription charges for drugs to keep them alive, a charity claimed today.
A study by Breast Cancer Care revealed 39% of Scots patients had financial difficulties after paying prescription charges for treatment.
Of this group, 13% had not taken the drugs because of the cost.
Socialist MSP Carolyn Leckie, a former nurse, said: "The exemption system is unfair and the sheer cost of the administration is a complete waste of resources."
Evening Times
