Thursday, September 18, 2008
Miracle Cancer Drugs - The Downside
Cancer Patients can face a tiring court battle to get access to new 'miracle' drugs - yet no-one has told them what are side effects. These drugs have strong ingredients, many of which cause unpleasant side effects. Yet, when speaking of the advantages, how often are patients told the downside - that they can have frightening health problems whilst taking the drug? Today too few are told of these side effects, and recent studies show around one in two patients comes off their drug regime.