Sunday, December 6, 2009

$30,000/Mo. Cancer Drug

NyTimes has a story about Folotyn a chemotherapy drug for peripheral T-cell lymphoma. It was approved by the FDA and only helps shrinks tumors.

These drugs are used on other of the 180+ cancers but gives you an example of the $ involved in in the $50 billion/yr. spent on cancer treatment.

The cancer action now a non-profit company dealing with cancer patients. The above story is a part of this organization's concern.

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