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Costly cancer drugs raise tough questions.

It began with a little black spot on Dan Callahan's lower lip. He didn't think it was anything to worry about. His doctor thought it was cancer. The doctor was right. It was neurotropic melanoma, a very rare — and very serious — type of skin cancer. Full Article at St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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