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The change could affect patients and families in India who struggle to pay for cancer treatment. The article identifies no direct U.S. effect.
HEALTH POLICY & CARE • INDIA
India to cut prices of 137 cancer drugs next month
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India plans to lower the prices of 137 cancer drugs starting next month, following a court case brought by a patient who could not afford her medicine. The Guardian reports the government aims to ease the financial burden on patients.
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