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3. 10/5/14 Segment 60 Minutes - High Cost of Cancer Drugs

Reply to Crewleader (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 08:20 AM

Oct 2014

Very interesting segment!

10/5/14 The cost of cancer drugs

Lesley Stahl discovers the shock and anxiety of a cancer diagnosis can be followed by a second jolt: the astronomical price of cancer drugs

"Dr. Hagop Kantarjian: The only drug that works is a drug that a patient can afford."

Click here for transcript, and audio appx 14 minutes
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-cost-of-cancer-drugs/

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Why We Allow Big Pharma to Rip Us Off by Robert Reich [View all] Crewleader Oct 2014 OP

Speaking of return on investment Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #1

Indeed, and the cost to us is unbelieveable all the way around. Crewleader Oct 2014 #2

10/5/14 Segment 60 Minutes - High Cost of Cancer Drugs DemReadingDU Oct 2014 #3

The article is mostly about 'how'. Here's the 'why'— Demit Oct 2014 #4

That was a point in the 60 minutes segment - just say no DemReadingDU Oct 2014 #5

Use to be called "kickbacks" Doctor_J Oct 2014 #6

K&R Scuba Oct 2014 #7

It's been going on a long time and getting worse genxlib Oct 2014 #8