Re: Why apparent medical nonchalance towards cance
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And contrary to what Finbar implied, the aggressive treatment wasn't pursued to line anybody's pockets, as this was done in Canada.
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Hey Hooked,
I was not making a reply to anyone else's post on this topic.
I am merely speaking of my own personal insights, after having worked in the medical and pharmaceutical field for over 20 years.
If you notice most stories about cancer, AIDS, etc., speak of "treatments". This is my original intent of posting. More funding needs to be allocated to finding cures and not treatments.
Take flu vaccinations, for example. For most, they will prevent flu. A given number of people will die from flu every year. Currently, no American company manufactures flu vaccines any more.
Why? THEY have publicly stated. "there is no profit."
I am not implying anything. I am directly charging drug manufacturers with putting profits before the ethic of curing illnesses and aleviating suffering.
Yes, the Canadian system is more socialistic than the US system of medicine.
The US system needs to be scraped and started over.
Especially, drug prices and pharmacist's salaries(over $100,00 in some places).
The generic drug program is criminally scandalous. Not generic drugs themselves, but the way that they are promoted by drug chains that offer the mantra, "half of brand name!" Well, a lot of generic drugs are much, much cheaper than half of brand name drugs. Some may be purchased for $20 per 1000 tablets. Yet, these chains still only offer "half of brand name prices". Some of these mark-ups approach the high hundred to thousand percent mark-up.
Anywhere else, this type of business practice is, not only considered unethical, but illegal.
This is one of the major reasons that I left the pharmacy field.
Hope that clears things up,
Fin