Shortage of common cancer-fighting drugs adding new stress to cancer diagnosis

David Wenner | dwenner@pennlive.com

Being diagnosed with cancer is distressing enough. Now, a national shortage involving some of the most widely used cancer-fighting drugs has added to the worry. The shortage involves 14 drugs, including two of the main drugs used against breast cancer. “We’re all having shortages … It’s a national problem,” says Dr. Charles Reninger, an oncologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.

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