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Originally Posted by Villages PL
by Margaret I. Cuomo, M.D.
Did I agree with everything the author stated? No. But the author knows a lot about cancer and I learned some interesting things from this book.
One interesting point: She talked about a $100. per month drug for people who have terminal cancer. It would help keep them alive for about 3 months on average. A drug company comes along with a new drug that will keep terminal patients alive for an average of 3 months and 10 days. The monthly cost of this new drug? $10,000.00
This kind of money (10K) is being paid, even though the patients quality of life is horrific, and the side effects from the drug make things much worse than they would otherwise be.
I suppose doctors want to feel as though they are doing the very best they can do and patients might think they have a chance for a miracle recovery. But the drug does nothing more than buy a little extra time in misery.
What do you think? Is such a drug worth $10,000. for the promise of an extra 10 days?
Note: The author wants to focus more research money and attention on cancer prevention.
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I guess none of us would know how they'd feel unless it was THEIR LIFE on the line.
None of us can make those kinds of decisions for anyone else. And the ten days is just a guess. Sometimes it turns into much longer.