Cancer centers in the US are facing shortages of life-saving drugs, survey finds
- America’s cancer treatment centers are continuing to face a years-long cancer drug shortage with implications for patient care, a new survey of more than 30 academic facilities reveals.
- All of the centers included in the survey report experiencing a shortage for at least one anti-cancer therapy and more than 20 percent of centers are currently in shortage for five or more different medications.
- The drugs treat some of the top-killing cancers, including testicular, bladder, uterine, ovarian, lung and breast cancer.
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- America’s cancer treatment centers are continuing to face a years-long cancer drug shortage with implications for patient care, a new survey of more than 30 academic facilities reveals.
- All of the centers included in the survey report experiencing a shortage for at least one anti-cancer therapy and more than 20 percent of centers are currently in shortage for five or more different medications.
- The drugs treat some of the top-killing cancers, including testicular, bladder, uterine, ovarian, lung and breast cancer.
Sources: The Independent