Today in the Globe and Mail, front page, the cost to treat ADVANCED cases of colorectal cancer "costs about $56,000 for a standard course of therapy. At the same time, the Ontario government is spending millions for cancer patients to receive Erbitux in US hospitals, where the drug commands one of the highest prices in the world."
It goes on to say, "Ontario's Health Ministry approved 34 of 38 cancer patients who applied to have Erbitux administered to them out of country in the 2005-06 fiscal year at a cost of $3.6 million"…"While Ebitrux has NOT YET BEEN PROVEN to extend the lives of colorectal cancer patients.. "
There is no guarantee that the therapy will work for these people. Why are these people more deserving of UNPROVEN therapy/treatment than providing PROVEN therapy/treatment for our kids?
