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Re: New Zealand says 12 months of Herceptin is a "Bad Investment"
New Zealand had a huge political brawl to get Herceptin funded in the first place. It is an expensive drug and if you look at the calculus of lives saved versus cost, Herceptin doesn't compare very favorably versus heart drugs or stroke medication. The only thing is that in order for the formula to balance, you need to put a dollar figure on the value of human life. Would anyone here care to give a price on what their life is worth?
This is what happens when health care is politicized.
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This happened to Colleen:
Diagnosed in September 2007
ER-/PR-/HER2 Neu+++ 2.1 cm x .9 cm spicluted tumor with three fingers, Stage 2B
Sentinal node biopsy and lymph node removal with 3/18 positive in October 2007
4 TAC infusions
lumpectomy March 2008, bad margins
Re-excision on June 3rd, 2008 with clean margins
Fitted for compression sleeve July 16, 2008
Started the first of two TCH infusions August 14, 2008
Done with chemo and now a member of the blue dot club 9/17/08
Starting radiation October 1, 2008
life is still on hold
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