Tony Bark@pawb.social to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoCancer drug made 20,000 times more potent in breakthroughwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down13cross-posted to: science@lemmy.world
arrow-up1191arrow-down1external-linkCancer drug made 20,000 times more potent in breakthroughwww.newsweek.comTony Bark@pawb.social to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.world
minus-squarexxce2AAb@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 day agoThat’s certainly great news! So… How many millions of dollars is a dose going to cost?
minus-square_deleted_@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·24 hours agoMy chemo cost AUD$28,000 a month for two years (but as an Australian citizen I didn’t pay that much). So either more than that or as much as the drug companies can gouge, or both.
minus-squarexxce2AAb@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up6·24 hours agoI suppose “the alternative to buying my product is death” is a rather effective business strategy.
minus-square_deleted_@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·24 hours agoI’m so lucky to have had cancer in Australia and not the USA.
minus-squarePeacefulForest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 hours agoExactly. Otherwise you’d surely be dead or alive and homeless. Whew!!
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 day agoAt least one banana and some duct tape should cover it… https://youtube.com/watch?v=ggSVPIsIOOg
minus-squarexxce2AAb@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 day ago“It’s one banana, Michael. What could it cost, $10?” Checks the current price of bananas Welp. I guess I still can’t afford it.
That’s certainly great news! So… How many millions of dollars is a dose going to cost?
My chemo cost AUD$28,000 a month for two years (but as an Australian citizen I didn’t pay that much). So either more than that or as much as the drug companies can gouge, or both.
I suppose “the alternative to buying my product is death” is a rather effective business strategy.
I’m so lucky to have had cancer in Australia and not the USA.
Exactly. Otherwise you’d surely be dead or alive and homeless. Whew!!
At least one banana and some duct tape should cover it…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ggSVPIsIOOg
“It’s one banana, Michael. What could it cost, $10?”
Checks the current price of bananas
Welp. I guess I still can’t afford it.