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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Thursday 24 January 2013, 6:30pm

Sutent acquired.  Looks like it is usually called Sunitinib.  It's rare: the pharmacist knew nothing about it and had no advice except to read the pamphlet.  It's expensive: over $5000 for a month's worth but I have insurance.

There was a long list of nasty side effects, starting with nausea and ending with the lawyerly "This document does not contain all possible interactions", which I read as Wealth protecting Wealth.

No matter: down the hatch.  Except for a little heart burn, a slightly elevated pulse, I have no adverse reaction.

Today's reading: Siddhartha Mukherjee's The Emperor of all Maladies, a history of cancer and cancer research.  We are fortunate to be here today; we will be fortunate to be here tomorrow.