The province has finally reached into its pockets for patients who need the cancer drug hercepton and two other drugs.
Hercepton is a drug used in the treatment of breast cancer, and it along with navelbine and taxotere which is used for lung and prostate cancer will be available through the province’s drug benefit plan.
NDP leader Howard Hampton applauds the move because it’s already available in other provinces…
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The province is estimating the cost of the three drugs and therapies to be about 148 million dollars over the next three years.
