I just saw a story on Bloomberg about Tykerb. The story said that the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has rejected Tykerb to treat women with advanced breast cancer because it is too expensive.  The story gives the cost of a year's worth of Tykerb as about $3...

I had a question from a reader about my chemo schedule, and I agree, it's hard to understand. So I thought I'd try to outline it here, briefly. (Well, maybe not so briefly...) I'm not on any kind of standard regimen--Tykerb is normally given with xeloda, for example, but I can't tole...

Biotech, cancer, Drugs Luke Timmerman wrote: Nowhere but America makes it possible for a company to pursue its dreams for 28 years without making a profit. Even in the most optimistic times, it’s hard to explain. So how can it possibly be, in the depths of recession, that things are looking up...

One of the things I hate most about living with cancer is all the tests and scans. They take too much time out of my life, and they make me anxious. I just got home from having my annual mammogram on my left (one-and-only) breast. The test itself isn't bad, although that final twist of the clamp HUR...

I was having trouble taking my antibiotic, minocycline, as directed--because I'm supposed to take it twice a day on an empty stomach, and avoid dairy products for an hour either side of taking it. Well, that's hard for me, because my stomach is a bit upset (the other common side effect of Tykerb), a...