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Criticism of cancer treatment limitation
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September 10th, 2013
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Regional health councils have been criticised by a team of prostate cancer specialists for preventing certain patients from receiving a new form of medication.
In approving treatment with the medication Xtandi, which costs 1,000 kroner per day to use, regional councils said it would not be made available to individuals who had already been treated with Zytiga, another form of medication.
Doctors said there was no medical argument for not treating prostate cancer with the new form of medication, leaving the only explanation for the decision to be financial considerations.
A spokesperson for regional councils said studies showed that giving both medications showed no benefit.
Jyllands-Posten
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