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Why I’m Thankful for Pharmaceuticals

Why I’m Thankful for Pharmaceuticals
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Almost 10 years ago, at the tender age of 90, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was diagnosed with advanced metastatic melanoma, with lesions studding his liver and his brain. Historically, that diagnosis was a death sentence, with scant months between diagnosis and demise.

J. Edward Les
J. Edward Les
Author
Dr. J. Edward Les, M.D., is a pediatrician in Calgary, Canada, a senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy, and co-author of “Teenagers, Children, and Gender Transition Policy: A Comparison of Transgender Medical Policy for Minors in Canada, the United States, and Europe.”