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British Columbia Bows To Breast Cancer Patent

Posted by Hemos on from the bow-down-before-the-one-you-serve dept.

dlek writes "Bowing to pressure from Utah's Myriad Genetics, the government of British Columbia has stopped offering a test for hereditary breast cancer. The price of the test, which looks at two genes responsible for the cancer, has tripled to $3500US. Our public health care system can't afford to pay so we're sending people to Ontario, which is ignoring the patent. People are disappointed we're not doing the same... previous Slashdot mentions are on their original claim and on the Curie Institute's challenge to the patent."

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  1. Not first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is not the first post so continue reading on.

  2. BOOBIES! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First boobie post! a BEOWULF CLUSTER of boobies

    1. Re:BOOBIES! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      go get some and stop making lame cluster jokes ...now make a beowulf cluster out of that

  3. Re:Since when? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    MOD PARENT UP, +5 INSIGHTFUL

  4. Re:Obvious reason by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is why the rest of us hate you.

  5. Re:Defending from? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The rest of the west hating world you flaiming retard.