статьиDavid Brownstein, MD [medical doctor]
May 2, 2010
Sometimes, I feel like we are living in the movie, Alice in Wonderland, where up is down and down is up. The article in USA Today (4.30.2010) is titled, “Breakthrough cancer therapy is a go-for $93K.” Last week, the FDA approved the first vaccine to treat prostate cancer. The vaccine is named Provenge and costs (hold your breath) $93,000 for a series of three shots. You would think with all the media headlines, this new therapy for advanced prostate cancer is a real step forward for treating this awful illness. Unfortunately, the only one to really benefit from this drug will be Big Pharma as it is estimated that Provengewill bring in $1.5 billion dollars per year for Big Pharma.
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