Avastin on Townhall

• Fake Avastin contained several chemicals, no drug Tue Feb 28
  AP News
• Studies: Avastin may fight early breast cancers Wed Jan 25
  AP News
• Avastin disappoints against ovarian cancer Wed Dec 28
  AP News
• FDA revokes approval of Avastin for breast cancer Fri Nov 18
  AP News
• Roche blames franc for 14 percent drop in sales Thu Oct 13
  AP News
• The Perils of Patient Activism Tue Jul 26
  Jeff Stier
  Vocal patient advocates are increasingly distorting public health priorities, research agendas, and even public policy. Media and policy makers, as sympathetic to the voices of patients and family members as the rest of us, are giving the advocates influence that outweighs their credentials. ... more
• One patient's plea for FDA approval of Avastin Wed Jun 29
  Reuters News
• FDA panel rejects Avastin for breast cancer use Wed Jun 29
  Reuters News
• Obama and the FDA Stifling Innovation, Shortening Lives Tue Apr 19
  Sally C. Pipes
  President Obama has been on an "innovation" binge these days. Since the start of the year -- when he mentioned "innovation" nine times in the State of the Union -- the President has celebrated "Innovation Week" and released a 76-page " Strategy For American Innovation." ... more
• Caution: Centralization Is Dangerous To Your Health Fri Apr 8
  Grace-Marie Turner
  The agency that runs the Medicare program decided in late March that it will pay for patients to receive an advanced new treatment for prostate cancer called Provenge. ... more
• Lucentis vs. Avastin: Seeing Eye to Eye? Tue Mar 29
  Sally C. Pipes
  Everyone who's ever been on the lookout for a good deal knows that price is one thing, but value is another. Cheaper isn't always better; some things that cost more are worth it. ... more
• What Does the FDA Avastin Decision Mean for Patients? Wed Mar 23
  Grace-Marie Turner
  The United States is the world’s leader in pharmaceutical innovation, especially in the newest form of drugs created through biomedical research. ... more
• Why Ration Life-Saving Drugs? Thu Mar 10
  Timothy Riley
  Health care debates often focus on budget numbers or policy goals. Seldom do we hear how policy changes will affect actual patients. Take what the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is doing with the late-stage cancer drug Avastin. ... more
• And So Rationing Begins: ObamaCare vs. Breast Cancer Patients Sat Feb 26
  Garrett Murch
  The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to deny late-stage breast cancer patients access to the critical, but expensive, life-extending drug Avastin. ... more
• FDA grants meeting on Avastin for breast cancer Thu Feb 24
  AP News
• ObamaCare Is Starting to Unravel Thu Feb 10
  Timothy Riley
  The egg that is the president’s health care reform legislation is starting to crack. ... more
• From Yale to the NFL: Are We Still the Home of the Brave? Tue Jan 4
  Dennis Prager
  Last week, the National Football League called off an NFL game because it was going to snow in Philadelphia. This has not happened before. American football is played under all weather conditions. ... more
• Summary Box: FDA opposes Avastin for breast cancer Thu Dec 16
  AP News
• FDA: Avastin should not be used for breast cancer Thu Dec 16
  AP News
• Health Care Wars Wed Dec 15
  Holly Pitt Young
  The battle over health care took a turn for the better this week, but, unfortunately, things could take a turn for the worse for breast cancer patients by Friday. ... more

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