LIer fights to use Avastin for advanced breast cancer
Quick ReadIt's no surprise Patricia Howard is a champion of the cancer drug Avastin.
Photo credit: Daniel Goodrich | Patricia Howard has breast cancer and uses Avastin. She spoke before an FDA hearing in July of 2010, pleading with doctors no to vote agaist FDA approval of Avastin for the treatment of breast cancer. (Aug. 19, 2010)
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It's no surprise Patricia Howard is a champion of the cancer drug Avastin. The Long Beach resident, who has been battling advanced breast cancer since 2006, has responded well to the medication that has transformed her life.
But Avastin is embroiled in a national debate so fierce it touches every hot-button issue in today's supercharged medical policy arena - patients' rights, exorbitant medication...
