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Melanoma Drug Fails – Small Biotech Company Cancer Drug Research Halted
by
Medical Quack

Posted
Tue 03 Mar 2009 3:10pm
melanoma trial had found serious safety issues, including a higher death rate among patients taking the experimental drug.
Another Cancer Drug Bites the Dust? - Forbes.com
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A higher death rate can certainly end the research. The drug, elesclomol was targeted to pretty much make cancer cells self destruct. It did slow down the tumor growth
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W5 Report on the high cost of cancer drugs (Canada)
by
Paul M
Posted
Sat 27 Mar 2010 2:37pm
Canada - The CTV investigative journalism program W5 will have a feature on the high cost of cancer drugs in Canada. The show airs tonight, Saturday, March 27th (check your listings) and there will be mention of Revlimid and multiple myeloma. I will post a link to the video once if appears on their website. For now, you can access the W5 website
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Medicare opens more coverage to cancer drugs
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HealthCare
Posted
Fri 25 Sep 2009 3:30pm
In the New York Times today, they looked at the new coverage of drugs for cancer that have not been approved by the FDA. Doctors see the use of these drugs as a way that patients can receive more up-to-date care. It also enhances the understanding of which treatments work for cancer. For the full article, read here.
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'Emergency fund' to fast-track cancer drugs
by
Healthy Solutions
Posted
Tue 27 Jul 2010 7:33am
next year, doctors in England can offer drugs which have not been approved by the rationing body NICE.
The government hopes the move will speed up access to cancer drugs
The announcement was made at the launch of a study showing that the UK lags in providing the newest cancer drugs.
The fund will be financed
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"Cover All Cancer Drugs!"
by
Whidbeywoman
Posted
Mon 28 Jun 2010 12:00am
You go, Girl!
Our health insurance refuses to pay for one of Ron's Chemotherapy drugs. So, we have to pay out of pocket for it. The cheapest price we could find is $125. Not bad. We know it could be much, much worse. But what gripes us is our insurance company's lame excuse: "Celebrex is not a cancer drug." Well, excuse me, since the 1990s
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