-- Breast cancer remains the most common cancer other than skin cancer among women, with an estimated 212,920 new cases and 40,970 deaths expected in 2006. Despite increasing incidence, the breast cancer death rate continues to fall.
Biopsies are best. Studies show biopsies are still the best way to determine breast cancer.
This one is incredibly sad. A woman in New Zealand begs for the money to pay for Herceptin.
Government funding of the drug is available only for women in advanced stages of breast cancer and others have to pay between $70,000 and $120,000 for a course of treatment.
Health advocates have said the policy means women with early-stage HER-2 positive cancers must choose either to find the money to optimise their chances of living or go without and accept the risk of a worse outcome.
New Zealand isn't the only country where there is probably happening, though.
Herceptin protester ends vigil after vote
Judgment reserved in Herceptin case
Considering the recent studies about Herceptin's effectiveness, I hope other countries come to realize it should be made available to those women it would help.
1 comment:
Good news to hear! Here's hoping cancer will one day just be in the history books.
Have a great wk-end..
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