[Cisco Kid]

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.

I have been going to a Chemo unit for 8 years.

My eyes are wide open as to what I have on my plate.

I pay my insurance, and have for over 35 years.

out of pocket drugs $100 a month

Over the years I have become friends with may people @ the Cancer Center.
Luckily no one has matched Dr Cuomo time line . I have lost friends over years, not days.

If I would ask if anyone cancer buddies if they paid around $100 for meds they would all laugh.

As for the miracle recovery. I believe the Dr needs to put down the pen and spend some time at the hospital. We do not sit there at deaths door looking for three days.
The improvement in treatment just for me, thanks to research, new meds,,,
in the short time I have diagnose has went from a timeline ( average life span )
The Dr would say terminal,to being able to maintain and treat.
Now we have the good news, a possible cure with a drug in testing now with good results.
What Dr Cuomo wants is happing now.
IMO what the Dr wants is total control of health care.
I wonder if the good doc would have sent me to the death panel ?