Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2016
Life-saving cancer drug restricted
13 December 2016 - A British Colombia woman says a new immuno-oncology drug that saved her life is not available to everyone.
Kathy Barnard, who was given only months to live a number of years ago, ended up beating metastatic melanoma thanks to clinical trials of Yervoy 10 years ago.
Now, she says it’s one of two drugs approved for treatment, but the issue is, patients cannot have both.
“The drug that saved us is available, but it’s one or another,” she said. “And what happens if you’re a patient that fails the new drug? Why can’t you have the one we had? Maybe that’s your magic bullet.”
