09/05/2017
https://congress.gov...
"The ACLA claims that once a manufacturer gets a test approved, it never improves it because of fear of needing new approval."
"Presumably, all sides would agree that there should be enough oversight of tests to ensure that they are accurate and clinically relevant, but the oversight should not be so burdensome as to prevent o..."
"Identifying the HER2/neu gene in patients allowed oncologists to target this unique form of breast cancer with the drug Herceptin, instead of radiation, vastly improving patient outcomes."
"New technologies and advances in medicine can improve the quality of life for millions of Americans, but the use of these advances can also pose serious risks to individual patients if they are not cl..."