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Stop neurofibromatosis being classed as cosmetic. When tumors need to be removed

Submitted on Thursday 18th April 2019

Rejected on Wednesday 22nd May 2019

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Stop neurofibromatosis being classed as cosmetic. When tumors need to be removed

Petition Details

Patients are being refused to have these tumors removed as they are being classed as cosmetic. They can be painful and it is ridiculous that they are being classed as cosmetic


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for medical decisions about how someone's condition should be treated.

You can find out more about how the NHS approaches neurofibromatosis here :

www.nhs.uk/conditions/neurofibromatosis-type-1/
www.nhs.uk/conditions/neurofibromatosis-type-2/

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