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The Rising Cost of Fighting Cancer
The annual cost of cancer drugs has soared to twice the average American income. Oncologists around the country are calling for new regulations to ease the financial burden on patients facing bankruptcy as well as life-threatening diseases.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenThe annual cost of cancer drugs has soared to twice the average American income. Oncologists around the country are calling for new regulations to ease the financial burden on patients facing bankruptcy as well as life-threatening diseases.
Also, Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead… and has been for years. On today's Talking Point, Cecil the Lion, a Minnesota dentist, and big game hunting in Africa.
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3 storiesTaliban Leader Is Dead… and Has Been for Years
Mullah Omar founded and led the Taliban, which ruled Afghanistan until it was toppled by the United States after September 11, 2001. Now -- after years of rumors — officials in both Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan have confirmed that Mullah Omar died in a Pakistani hospital two years ago.
Read the story7 minThe Rising Cost of Fighting Cancer
One third of all Americans will get some form of cancer during their lifetimes — and the average cost of drug treatment is $100,000 a year. That's five to 10 times what it was 15 years ago and, for many patients, the cost of survival is bankruptcy.
Read the story34 minThe Death of Cecil and the Controversy over Big Game Hunting
On an African safari in 1909, President Teddy Roosevelt trapped or killed more than 11,000 animals and bragged about it. That was then. This is now. Walter Palmer is hiding out since he brought back the head of a lion he killed in Zimbabwe.
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