The National Comprehensive Cancer Network revealed a cancer drug shortage in the U.S. and experts say the issue will likely get worse before improving.
are running short due to ongoing supply chain issues, forcing doctors to make tough decisions about treating patients., a new survey shows in the U.S. are affected by shortages of two main drugs.
Gail Lass needed Carboplatin, but her doctor didn’t have any and wasn’t sure if he’d be able to find it elsewhere. TWO NEW CANCER PILLS SHOW ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ RESULTS IN BOOSTING SURVIVAL RATES AND PREVENTING RECURRENCE "In stage 4, patients where they’re not necessarily curable. A small change of one drug or one regimen to another wouldn't necessarily shorten their lifespan," Favaro said. It would just be not necessarily the ideal treatment that we would typically use."
"The current estimates are that up to 500,000 cancer patients per year could be affected by the shortage of these two agents," Carlson said.
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