Gleevec Testimonials

I know of it's limits in the type of Leukemia.  Gleevec is an excellent drug.  It has high rates of success.  Beyond that, people need to change their lifestyle, of course.  Gleevec is like paradise compared to chemo and radiation.  We are very very lucky to have such a drug available and I know big pharma and the FDA were totally blindsided by it's integration into mainstream medicine.  I bet they were shaking their heads and thanking God it only cures one type of cancer and I bet they vowed to never let that happen again.  Yes, there are natural things, but sometimes they don't work and much of the time people don't know about them and/or they trust the drs.  So, it is just awesome that it is available, because it has saved many lives, for one, Ryan O'Neal, whom I have been a fan of since the early 70s.

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Torrie

My 17 year old son was dx with CML at age 12 and thanks to Gleevec is living a normal live. The problem is he is on a high dose and the monthly cost is 5615.30. Since I have an HSA through my employer I see what my employer (not insurance) is paying every month. My son has to take the medication for life and $67383.36 annually is a sizable financial burden on any budget. This additional cost my employer pays because of my employment make me question our employer based approach to providing health insurance. There has to be a better solution.

Another thing I worry about is what happens in a few years when he is no longer eligible to be on my policy? In Ohio we do not have a high risk pool for individual like him so his only choice is to work for an employer that offers health insurance benefits. It is amazing how the drug that is keeping him alive is also causing his parents an incredible amount or anxiety because of the tremendous ongoing cost of treatment.

Posted by: K. Conrad | Jul 11, 2006 11:23:17 AM

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