Why Is Treatment and Medication for AIDS and Cancer So Expensive?
Question by pseudonym: Why is treatment and medication for AIDS and Cancer so expensive?
These 2 diseases kill millions each year, mostly due to the majority of patients who can’t afford the proper treatment and care. So why do the medications and treatments continue being so bloody expensive? Especially in developing and third world countries. Shouldn’t the UN create some sort of task-force or governing body to streamline the treatment for AIDS and Cancer all over the world?
Best answer:
Answer by barb
because making money is more important to the drug manufacturers than your health and peace of mind.
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