With the discovery of newer and newer drugs prices for cancer drugs are going only one way, up towards the ceiling.

Spiraling prices for new cancer therapies, up to $10,000 a month for a single drug, are causing alarm among patients and insurance companies.

"These costs are out of control," says Fran Visco, president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, which is planning a conference focused on drug costs in the fall. "We can't allow it to continue".



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