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- Melanoma Drug Approved, But Who can afford to Use It?
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Melanoma Drug Approved, But Who can afford to Use It?
As someone of fair-skinned family with a high risk for skin cancer, I am always happy to hear about new treatment techniques and medicines. Thus, I applaud the FDA approval of Bristol-Myers Squibb's Yervoy, the first and only drug treatment for late-stage melanoma. Unfortunately, the cost of the drug, $120,000.00 for four treatments and its relatively limited expansion of life on average, makes me wonder how many victims of skin cancer will actually benefit?
The drug appeared to prolong lives by an average of ten months as compared to the experimental vaccine gp100 which increased life expectancy by 6 1/2 months. No discussion of how much the vaccine gp 100 costs and the side-effects of Yervoy appear significant but obviously when compared to late-stage melanoma the side-effects may seem minimal.
Melanoma is the leading cause of skin disease mortality with over 68,000 cases being diagnosed in 2010.
Among the different types of personal injury claims, medical malpractice claims are among the most complex, difficult and expensive to pursue. While there may be some instances where an individual can represent themselves in simple automobile accident cases there is virtually no instance where an injured party can obtain fair compensation from medical negligence. This is because of a variety of factors. These include the necessity of obtaining expert testimony to support such a case, the sophistication of the individual or entity you are making such a claim against (you are after all suing a doctor for their medical treatment) and the effect such settlements or claims may have upon the doctor’s professional licensure.
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