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New Therapy Costs
Anchor lead: As unique therapies are developed, how do we allocate resources to pay for them? Elizabeth Tracey reports Genetic techniques may soon enable many with sickle cell disease to be cured, but these treatments are very expensive. Jeffrey Kahn, …
Genes and Breast Cancer
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Anchor lead: How often are women with breast cancer offered genetic testing? Elizabeth Tracey reports Only about a third of women with breast cancer were offered genetic screening, a recent study found, but such testing is cost effective. William Nelson, …
Ovarian Tx Improvement
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Anchor lead: A combination therapy improves survival for ovarian cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Ovarian cancer survival is improved using a combination treatment developed in a partnership between two pharmaceutical giants, their recent study showed. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel …