Alberta cancer patients win drug funding
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009Tears of joy greeted the Stelmach government’s announcement Thursday that it will spend an estimated $5 million a year to fund the colorectal cancer treatment Avastin–making Alberta one of the last provinces to cover the controversial drug.
With cancer patients looking on, Health Minister Ron Liepert told the legislature the province will begin funding Avastin on April 1, following an Alberta Health Services Board recommendation Thursday that the (more…)