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ck2 on Aug 11, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: New leukemia treatment "exceeded our wildest expec...

So this means it will be $10k a shot in the USA and $500 everywhere else until India clones it?

oxtopus on Aug 11, 2011 | [–]

$10K? A bargain if you ask me. Especially considering the current cost of Leukemia treatment.

ck2 on Aug 12, 2011 | | [–]

So if you cannot afford the $10k you should just die quietly?

tomjen3 on Aug 12, 2011 | [–]

So? It is better, cheaper and safer than the alternative. 10k is an absolute bargin.

But yeah, lots of politicians will complain.

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