STAT recently published Part I of a series of articles entitled, “The Medicine Hunters.” Part I – takes you through cancer fighting drug trials, the good and the bad. Can you imagine feeling as though you are waging war with your own body? Cancerous tumors grow fast and sometime deeply within your face, hands, etc. A pharma company asks for your help to test a pill that may help slow or even stop the growth of the tumors; but with some side effects. After months, you receive a call from your pharmacy telling you that your next refill will go from zero dollars a month to $4,000 a month, and you can’t afford $4,000 a month. Now what…[READ THE ARTICLE]
Medicine Hunters – Part I
October 23, 2019