Chemotherapy sticker shock

July 25th, 2006

I just received my first statement from UCSF for chemotherapy. It turns out that the Taxotere alone is…steel yourself…$16,596 a dose! The other drug I get, Cytoxan, is only $308. Mon dieu!

It makes you wonder…does anyone tell cancer patients what chemotherapy will cost them when they are choosing between different regimens? Depending on your insurance, I can see that you might make different choices if thousands of dollars were at stake. But somehow I don't think anyone is having this discussion before choices are made.

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