A national shortage of certain cancer-fighting drugs has patients frightened they won't receive the life-saving treatment they need to continue their heroic fight.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network says hospitals across the country are short on several key chemotherapy drugs.
Kestra Kelly is battling ovarian cancer for the second time after she lived cancer-free for more than a decade. "I met with my doctor & she basically said we’re lowering your dose as a conservation measure," Kestra said. "I was slated for a 6 and lowered me to a 5."
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