Cancer patient from Wales to move into caravan in England 50 miles from his home so he can have access to drugs on the NHS

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A cancer patient is moving to a caravan 50 miles away from his South Wales home in order to receive the drugs he needs.

David Southwood, 53, from Newport, has battled kidney cancer for two years.

He then heard about a drug called axitinib which will extend his life by a year - but it is only available across the border in England.

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David Southwood, 53, from Newport (pictured with wife Angela) is moving to a caravan in England so he can receive life-extending drugs unavailable on the NHS in Wales - he has battled kidney cancer for two years

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