Ont. cancer patient needs expensive drug not covered by OHIP

A Kitchener, Ont. woman with a rare form of cancer needs an expensive drug not covered by OHIP. CTV's Spencer Turcotte has her story.

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[MrBuddy-rw]

A familiy's suffering is over shadowed by governments who collect kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies, who decide who lives or dies in the name of the profit.

[trevorgwelch]

My Wife has cancer, she takes Perjeta .... $10, 000 per month, however Hoffman LaRoche pays 60 % ... It is not covered . 🇨🇦

[roserea]

Keep fighting. Insurance suck. Well you won't know if she doesn't gèt it. Cut government salaries .

[albertongoogle]

1:45 $50k per month already shows there is something wrong. Fly to India and buy. You can find listed for $3k per bottle.

[dosdont]

There should be no drugs that are not covered in a country like this and if it weren't for money hoarders and their guardians in politics, there wouldn't be.

[jongibbons]

This is not unusual, when I was in the hospital recovering from cancer surgery, I got C-diff because of the uncleanness of the hospital, the medications were in the thousands which I had to cover even though it was the hospitals fault I contracted the "desease" and would cause me issues the rest of my life on top of battling cancer.

[workstationmark]

The laws against pharmaceutical cause this high price for all new drugs. Mysteriously they don't explain this

[americafirst]

Perhaps her country of origin would fund it.

[miked]

Maybe it will be covered in her homeland.

[acepath]

Why?? we will she be a tax payer after

[NatoWarPigs]

225 million to put booze in stores ....

[charlesward]

Too bad! Try praying to Allah, see if that helps!

[NoGo-nlll]

That's an ontario woman ? Or is she one of your imports ?

[Rhdlm-yotv]

According to Alberta premier….its her own fault