From CTV News:
Nova Scotia will fund two additional cancer drugs - but Avastin is not one of them.
Health Minister Chris D'Entremont says Oxaliplatin, a drug that treats colorectal cancer, and Mab Campath, a drug that treats chronic lymphocytic leukemia have been added to the list.
The decision is based on recommendations by the province's Cancer Systemic Therapy Policy Committee, which includes oncologists, pharmacists and cancer survivors.
The committee feels Oxaliplatin can treat colorectal patients after surgery and prevent the disease from progressing. ...more
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