I wonder what one of those units would cost a hospital? $1M+?
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September 07, 2025, 11:09 AM
ZSMICHAEL
Double that and add 50 percent.Whatever the market will bear and sadly whatever Medicare or other insurance will pay.
September 07, 2025, 11:25 AM
rizzle
As much as I hate to say it, my opinion only. They know what can cause it. They know how to treat it. They really need to focus on a cure for it.
September 07, 2025, 11:30 AM
a1abdj
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Whatever the market will bear and sadly whatever Medicare or other insurance will pay.
I was just reading about this. About $17,000 per treatment.
Honestly that isn’t very much. When I went through chemo (hours of IV chemo) they would send me home with a “pump” taped to my arm that would meter out a different chemo over the next 36 hours (if I remember correctly). At the end it would beep and I would tear it off and throw it in the trash. Cost? They told me each one was in the low teens $$$ wise.
I don’t know if they have a cure. I agree the big pharma money is on not having a cure and just treating the disease. On the other hand cancer is so prevalent that nearly everyone has lost a loved one to cancer. I doubt some Dr who found a cure would sit on it if his kid was dying of a curable disease.
So, while I think it sounds cool to say there is a vault containing the cure for cancer right next to the perpetual motion machine and the engine that runs on water, it probably isn’t true.
September 07, 2025, 11:53 AM
coloradohunter44
Despite the costs..it's wonderful to see the progress on technology to fight this cancer. Hopefully it will become common in its use with no ill side effects.
"Someday I hope to be half the man my bird-dog thinks I am." looking forward to 4 years of TRUMP!
September 07, 2025, 12:55 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Overindulgence in Alcohol and smoking are primary causes. Genetics and environmental factors as well.
September 07, 2025, 06:16 PM
SigJacket
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Originally posted by pedropcola: Honestly that isn’t very much. When I went through chemo (hours of IV chemo) they would send me home with a “pump” taped to my arm that would meter out a different chemo over the next 36 hours (if I remember correctly). At the end it would beep and I would tear it off and throw it in the trash. Cost? They told me each one was in the low teens $$$ wise.
The one the wife had like that in 2017 was billed at $24k, hospital got $12k.
$17k retail seems in the expected ballpark.
-- I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is.