Trade-offs, fairness, and funding for cancer drugs: key findings from a deliberative public engagement event in British Columbia, Canada

• Main Authors: Colene Bentley (Author), Sarah Costa (Author), Michael M. Burgess (Author), Dean Regier (Author), Helen McTaggart-Cowan (Author), Stuart J. Peacock (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Spending on cancer drugs has risen dramatically in recent years compared to other areas of health care, due in part to higher prices associated with newly approved drugs and increased demand for these drugs. Addressing this situation requires making difficult trade-offs between c...