By David Maddox Political Correspondent SOME cancer sufferers may still be forced to turn to the private sector for life-saving drugs, Nicola Sturgeon, the health secretary, admitted yesterday.

By Corey Friedman, Havelock News, N.C. Mar. 19--When gas prices surged to $3 per gallon, Les Elliott knew he couldn't afford to stay retired. The Havelock resident who had retired in 2004 began working full-time last month at the new Wal-Mart Supercenter on U.S. 70 West.

Cancer sufferers across Scotland are being urged to write to MSPs who have launched an inquiry into the availability of drugs and treatments nationally.

Cancer sufferers across Scotland are being urged to write to MSPs who have launched an inquiry into the availability of drugs and treatments nationally.

Doctors have told a north-east cancer patient that the expensive drug he fought hard to have funded by the NHS is no longer working. Mike Gray, 53, said a scan has revealed that his bowel and liver cancer has spread, leaving specialists with no choice but to stop all treatment.