Off-trial access to experimental cancer agents for the terminally ill: balancing the needs of individuals and society

The development of cancer therapies is a long and arduous process. Because it can take several years for a cancer agent to pass clinical testing and be approved for use, terminal cancer patients rarely have the time to see these experimental therapies become widely available. For most terminal cance...

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Main Author: Chahal, Manik (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2010
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2010, Volume: 36, Issue: 6, Pages: 367-370
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