12/11/2017

Column: Allow New Cancer Treatments

Detroit News article written by MSHO President, Jerome Seid, MD, FACP

A study published in JAMA Oncology last month supports the case for the lawmakers to enact patient-centered legislation to increase access to new forms of cancer treatment.

At issue are new, more easily-administered cancer medicines that can lead to better patient health outcomes, while potentially saving money for patients and health systems in the long run. These new treatments are oral medications and are alternatives to traditional chemotherapy typically administered in a doctor’s office through an intravenous line which is sometimes implanted.

Unfortunately, Michigan is one of seven states remaining in the U.S. that has failed to pass legislation to enhance patient access to these new medical treatments.

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