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On the recordJuly 6, 2011
Patients, including those with life-threatening diseases, are willing to tolerate additional risk in order to try these new drugs.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts emphasizes patients' willingness to accept risks for new drug treatments.

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