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This is so frustrating. For instance the sister of a neighbour here has multiple myeloma. There is a drug similar to herceptin for this illness and available in a couple of other provinces but not approved here in Ontario. It is simply a matter that the numbers are not there....the numbers inflicted with this illness as compared to breast cancer. The Ontario government approved herceptin but not this drug. It is not a cure but prolongs life but is as expensive as herceptin and the Ontario government made a financial decision and that was it. This new clinic would offer the drug to her but she would have to pay using either a secondary insurance provider or her own funds. If she had happened to live in a province which approved the drug it would be available. We say here we have universal health care but we don't. It really depends where you live in Canada. I believe that someone should take the government to court over this....that it is against our constitutional rights and I am surprised that no one or a group have not.
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