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Why There's a Shortage of Chemotherapy Drugs
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Why There's a Shortage of Chemotherapy Drugs
—Sergii Kolesnikov—Getty ImagesWhen cisplatin came on the market in 1978, it revolutionized cancer care. Carboplatin, a related chemotherapy drug with fewer side effects, soon followed in 1986. Together, these two drugs have saved countless lives and are prescribed for up to 20% of cancer patients to treat ovarian, bladder, breast, lung, and other types of cancer. “They're the backbone for treatments for a lot of different types of cancer,” says…
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