Que Lastima!
Hooboy….your narrator is in the midst of a lack-of-internet-access crisis; in fact, as I type this now there are approximately seven angry people standing behind me waiting to check their email. Excuse me while I address them:
“HEY! Back off, you tedious purveyors of insipid braggadocio!”
There, that ought to hold them.
Until I get this problem solved I will be forced to run from one free wi-fi kaffeklatch to another, staying one jump ahead of the Internet Police.
In the meantime, read this article about how the FDA is shocked, shocked to find that doctors are prescribing medicines for diseases that have not received the official Uncle Sam seal of approval.
Maybe this is not an ideal way to treat non-malignant diseases, but in my line of work if we only used chemotherapy and targeted therapy agents for FDA-approved indications our patients “shall never see so much, nor live so long.”
More to come. May the cable companies be cursed for their lousy service!
Okey dokey then…next time my Oncologist perscribes a drug I’ll ask him if the FDA approved it for this purpose. I’m sure he’ll be impressed. Rolling eyes…
Comment by Emmy — May 10, 2006 @ 12:12 am
I don’t know… yeah, we (the laity) hire docs for their expertise, so if they say Take This, we will, but its a little unnerving to think that you’re relying on the doc’s personal ability — and if he’s wrong, hey, he’s legally in the clear. I’d like to know in advance when that’s happening. Is that unreasonable?
Comment by bill — May 10, 2006 @ 1:14 am
As a ovca patient who is about to start 12 months of maintenance chemo - which is somewhat controversial… I say if the regular chemo’s aren’t working, then let’s go for anything. We are not talking unapproved drugs - these are tested, approved drugs…not just for that specific type of cancer. Waiting for clinical testing for the ladies that I know who are utilizing these approved, but off-label uses, would take longer than these wonderful women have.
Comment by Vicki — May 10, 2006 @ 4:15 am