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UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/122344/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/122344/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Drug recalled over ‘contamination’ — patients urged to check pill colour now | UK | News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CancerDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerDrugs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CancerMedication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerMedication</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DrugRecall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrugRecall</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MercaptopurineRecall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MercaptopurineRecall</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MHRANotice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MHRANotice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MicrobialContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicrobialContamination</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PenicilliumKongii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenicilliumKongii</span></a>. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProductRecalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProductRecalls</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
EURACTIV Health<p>Bulgaria scrambles to cure cancer drug crisis <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/bulgaria-scrambles-to-cure-cancer-drug-crisis/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/health-co</span><span class="invisible">nsumers/news/bulgaria-scrambles-to-cure-cancer-drug-crisis/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/accesstohealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accesstohealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Bulgaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bulgaria</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/CancerDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerDrugs</span></a></p>
EURACTIV Health<p>Dutch cancer patients forced to wait for drug pricing dispute resolution <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/dutch-cancer-patients-forced-to-wait-for-drug-pricing-dispute-resolution/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/health-co</span><span class="invisible">nsumers/news/dutch-cancer-patients-forced-to-wait-for-drug-pricing-dispute-resolution/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/CancerDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerDrugs</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUPharmaPackage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUPharmaPackage</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/HealthcareBudgets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthcareBudgets</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/TheNetherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheNetherlands</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> initiative for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> studies disappears</p><p>The FDA has removed webpages about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClinicalTrials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClinicalTrials</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CancerDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerDrugs</span></a>.</p><p>The page for Project Equity, a 2021 initiative launched by the FDA's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oncology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oncology</span></a> Center of Excellence to ensure that cancer <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> were evaluated for approval based on data from a diverse group of study participants, has gone dark.</p><p>[this makes no sense scientifically]<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/25/nx-s1-5274115/fda-diversity-dei-cancer-studies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/sections/shots-health-</span><span class="invisible">news/2025/01/25/nx-s1-5274115/fda-diversity-dei-cancer-studies</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>A 43-year-old man from India was indicted by a federal grand jury last week for allegedly selling fake cancer drugs and having them shipped to Houston.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/07/29/495115/federal-grand-jury-indicts-man-for-allegedly-selling-fake-cancer-drugs-in-houston/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/crime/2024/07/29/495115/federal-grand-jury-indicts-man-for-allegedly-selling-fake-cancer-drugs-in-houston/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Court</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriminalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/International" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>International</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicineWellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicineWellness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/National" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>National</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CancerDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerDrugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CounterfeitDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CounterfeitDrugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FederalGrandJury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGrandJury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indictment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indictment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oncology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oncology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USAttorneySOfficeSouthernDistrictOfTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAttorneySOfficeSouthernDistrictOfTexas</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Radioactive drugs strike cancer with precision - Enlarge / Pharma interest and investment in radiotherapy drugs is heati... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2032646" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=2032646</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/radiopharmaceuticals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radiopharmaceuticals</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/radioactivedrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioactivedrugs</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cancerdrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancerdrugs</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a></p>
Robyn Nuthall<p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/CancerDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerDrugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> </p><p>Prof Chris Jackson on funding cancer drugs in Aotearoa NZ. A rational head in a fraught debate.</p><p><a href="https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/04/cancer-patients-will-die-waiting-on-govts-failed-election-promise/?s=09" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsroom.co.nz/2024/06/04/canc</span><span class="invisible">er-patients-will-die-waiting-on-govts-failed-election-promise/?s=09</span></a></p>
Lena<p><a href="https://gofund.me/ee16094e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gofund.me/ee16094e</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Help <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tinu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Tinu</span></a></span> raise the money she needs for her <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> and <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/LongCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongCovid</span></a> treatments. Make sure that she and her family can get through this difficult time. <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/MutualAidRequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAidRequest</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/DisabilityMutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityMutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/CancerDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerDrugs</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/MedicalCrowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalCrowdfund</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p>The global rise in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> cases has led to an increased use of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CancerDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerDrugs</span></a>, which are vital for treating the disease. However, these drugs, particularly <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/cytostatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cytostatics</span></a>, are now emerging as a significant <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> threat. Cytostatics, which slow or stop the growth of cancer cells, are not fully removed by <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> treatment plants &amp; can enter aquatic <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a>, posing risks to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> &amp; potentially humans.</p><p><a href="https://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/global-growing-concern-over-cancer-drug-pollution-affect-on-wildlife-and-environment/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">onegreenplanet.org/environment</span><span class="invisible">/global-growing-concern-over-cancer-drug-pollution-affect-on-wildlife-and-environment/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MedicalWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalWaste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/HealthHazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthHazard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/EcoNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EcoNews</span></a></p>
IT News<p>US drug shortages reach record high with 323 meds now in short supply - Enlarge / Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Adderall XR brand medication arrang... - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=2017093" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechnica.com/?p=2017093</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/drugshortages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugshortages</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/genericdrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genericdrugs</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cancerdrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancerdrugs</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pharmacists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pharmacists</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/adderall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adderall</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pharmacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pharmacy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ashp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ashp</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/dea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dea</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/fda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fda</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>US <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doctors</span></a> are rationing lifesaving <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> amid dire shortage<br>The country is in the grips of a dire shortage of cheap, generic <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/platinum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platinum</span></a>-based <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cancerdrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancerdrugs</span></a> used to treat various cancers in hundreds of thousands of US patients each year—patients with lung, breast, bladder, ovarian, testicular, endometrial, and head and neck cancers, and others. The shortage could lead to preventable deaths, and it's unclear when it will end. <a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/06/dire-shortage-of-cancer-drugs-in-us-forces-doctors-to-ration-doses/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2023/06</span><span class="invisible">/dire-shortage-of-cancer-drugs-in-us-forces-doctors-to-ration-doses/</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a></p>
𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒆®<p>👇🇺🇸"Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients" <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CancerDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancerDrugs</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Pluvicto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pluvicto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Methotrexate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Methotrexate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Cisplatin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cisplatin</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Fluorouracil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fluorouracil</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/shortages-cancer-drugs-fda-rcna77913" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/health/health-news</span><span class="invisible">/shortages-cancer-drugs-fda-rcna77913</span></a></p>