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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 06 > In costly cancer drug, hope that it will work - despite conflicting evidence

In costly cancer drug, hope that it will work - despite conflicting evidence

By Gina Kolata and Andrew Pollack / The Bulletin
July 6, 2008

It took only an instant for 58-year-old Gailanne Reeh to go from the picture of health to death’s door. By chance, her doctor noticed a lump under her arm during a routine exam. It turned out to be advanced breast cancer.

A surgeon told her, ‘This is not a conversation I like....

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