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Cancer centers say US chemotherapy shortage is leading to treatment complications

Por: WPLG Local 10 Health June 08, 2023

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A growing shortage of common cancer treatments is forcing doctors to switch medications and delaying some care, prominent U.S. cancer centers say.The National Comprehensive Cancer Network said Wednesday that nearly all the centers it were dealing with shortages of carboplatin and cisplatin, a pair of drugs used to treat a range of cancers. Some are no longer able to treat patients receiving carboplatin at the intended dose or schedule. Dr. Kari... + full article



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