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    Cancer Drug Shortages on the Rise

    Drug shortages have been on the rise in recent years and a record number of shortages this year has alarmed healthcare professionals and lawmakers. Sara Terry guest hosts.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • Aug 24, 2011 • 50m Listen

    Drug shortages have been on the rise in recent years and a record number of shortages this year has alarmed healthcare professionals and lawmakers. Why are doctors and pharmacists having a hard time finding drugs needed for treating cancers and infections? Guest host Sara Terry asks what can be done to solve the problem now and to prevent it in the future. Also, rebel Libyan Leaders meet with Western envoys, and the East Coast gets a sharp shake. Was the earthquake a wake up call?

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