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American Cancer Society Expert Testifies About the Problem of Drug Shortages for Cancer Patients and Survivors

September 26, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 26, 2011 - Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, the American Cancer Society's deputy chief medical officer, testified today at a hearing of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about the drug shortage crisis and its impact on people with cancer. 

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