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Chemotherapy drug shortages delay cancer treatment

Por: New York Daily News Health June 08, 2023

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A shortage of certain chemotherapy drugs has left cancer patients and their doctors scrambling, complicating treatment and forcing some tough decisions. Nearly every cancer center in the country is seeing an impact, and at least one official has branded it a public health crisis. Supplies of the drugs carboplatin and cisplatin — generic drugs that are often paired to treat a range of cancers — have been dwindling since earlier this year,... + full article



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