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The rising cost of fighting cancer.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

One third of all Americans will get some form of cancer during their lifetimes, and the average

cost of drug treatment is $100,000 a year. That's five to ten times what it was 15 years ago,

and for many patients, the cost of survival is bankruptcy. Drug companies insist big money is needed to cover research and development, but doctors,

insurance companies, and regulators say it's time for a change.

Why do Americans have to pay more for cancer drugs than Canadians or Europeans?

Today's talking point, Cecil the Lion, a Minnesota dentist, and big game hunting in Africa.

First, here's the news.

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Program Fund. Hello again, Warren. I'll name back with To the Point. The annual cost of cancer drugs

has soared to twice the average American income. Oncologists around the country are calling for new regulations to ease the financial burden on patients facing bankruptcy as well as life-threatening disease. Today's talking point, even when big gun game hunting is legal, is it ethical? That's just one of the

questions raised by the killing of Cecil the Lion by a Minnesota dentist turned big game

hunter in Zimbabwe. First, this news update. Mullah Omar founded and led the Taliban, which

ruled Afghanistan until it was toppled by the United States after September 11th, 2001.

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