Woman with terminal case of cervical cancer settles case against HSE over drug approval

A woman with cervical cancer, who claims she was facing imminent death because she had not been approved for treatment with what she says is a life-saving drug, has settled her High Court action.

On Monday, the woman was given leave by the court, on a one-side only represented basis, to challenge the alleged failure of the HSE to answer her application to be approved for the drug pembrolizumab because all other treatments, including chemotherapy, have been unsuccessful.