In case anybody reading this knows of someone who wants tykerb now or thinks they might in the future or who has already had it, the documentary maker man (Adam Wishart) would like to hear from you.
This is part of his email to me with his email address so please don't be afraid and contact him if you can help in this valuable documentary. You don't need to be filmed!!! Thanks. Kate

adam@liketv.com


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You mentioned that you had met, either in real life or online, a number of other patients who had metastatic breast cancer, and would want Tycerb - were their disease to be progressing. I'd be really interested to meet them. To reiterate, I'm making a documentary about Tycerb and the process by which is comes onto the market, and its regulatory progress at NICE. I hope to tell the inside story about the decision making process in the NHS, about who gets the drugs and why. As a major part of that I want to tell the stories of those people that are affected by these processes. So I'm interested in talking to anyone who has the drug on their radar, and might want it on the future. In case you are just going to forward this email, I'll also repeat my background, which is an award-winning documentary maker and author. As you know, I wrote a book called ONE IN THREE: a son's journey into the history and science of cancer which was shortlisted for the Royal Society Book Award for General Science book. And last year I made a documentary about animal rights and experimentation in Oxford for the BBC. The Observer described it as 'outstanding'. There are reviews of both below. Thanks so much in advance with putting me in touch with these women. Best wishes Adam Wishart 07968 837 955 Monkeys, Rats and Me: animal testing BBC2, 9pm, Monday, 27th November. Feature length documentary about the battle for the Oxford Animal Lab. Previews: "[an] outstanding documentary... a fine piece of TV." The Observer. "Riveting and revealing" The Sunday Times. "Excellent documentary... Thoughtful television." The Guardian "An intelligent and thought-provoking film." The Daily Telegraph And in the News: What Felix the Monkey Taught Me About Animal Research, Mail on Sunday Review http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html? in_article_id=418619&in_page_id=1770 Father of Animal Activism Backs Monkey Testing, Sunday Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2471990.html Animal Guru Gives Tests His Blessing, The Observer http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1957373,00.html Peter Singer: Monkey Business, The Independent http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article2035119.ece Reviews: "An outstanding documentary... the many triumphs of Adam Wishart's film" Lucy Mangan, in The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv_and_radio/story/0,,1958573,00.html "Wishart brilliantly caught the essence of his “characters" Tim Teeman, The Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14934-2474324,00.html Monkeys, Rats and Me was a neat piece of work, The Telegraph 'This was a fine and sensitive look at some unpleasant and sad people.' AA Gill, The Sunday Times