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From risk to fairness.
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Kadcyla is a drug that extends the life of breast cancer patients by an average of 6 mo. It also happens to be incredibly expensive. The United Kingdom’s National Health Service sparked controversy when it refused to provide this drug to patients, citing its low cost effectiveness. Cases like this raise the question of how societies should make distributive decisions. Should we maximize utility or should we aim to improve the lives of the least fortunate, even if doing so is costly for everyo...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1073/pnas.1614111113
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- Publisher:
- National Academy of Sciences Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal website
- Volume:
- 113
- Issue:
- 42
- Pages:
- 11651-11653
- Publication date:
- 2016-10-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1091-6490
- ISSN:
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0027-8424
- Source identifiers:
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655675
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- English
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