Cheating Death Can Cost $200,000 as Cancer Leads Sales

  • Spending on oncology to eclipse other diseases for first time
  • Revolutionary new drugs lift prices even as they extend lives
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Years before becoming a top cancer specialist, Eric Winer used to save money on his own medical care by talking U.S. pharmacists into giving him expired treatments for free.

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