In the UK the National Health Service has been ducking the herceptin issue for primary and early bc by arguing that 'Roche has not applied for a licence yet, who's to know if it is safe?'
Nonsense, naturally, but just for once a high court judge has applied a bit of common sense and enforced a patients right to be prescribed herceptin if the circumstances make it a sensible course of action.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...04/ixhome.html
A man wearing a wig, red dressing gown and silk stockings has just kicked open the floodgates.