Re: Belgium

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Thanks a million for the lab information. Hope all is well Sharon katigraw <katigraw@...> wrote:

For those of you who asked...the address to the Lab in Belgium is,Laboratory of Molecular GeneticsCentre for Medical GeneticsGhent University HospitalDe Pintelaan 185B-9000 Ghent, BelgiumThe testing is done under the supervision of Dr. Elfride De Baere, MD, PhD.In my papers from them, it says..."The costs of the analysis for the index patient are 400 EUR and 250 EUR for each additional family member. The turnover time of the first step of the analysis is currently 15 weeks." In Canada the test costs are covered by provincial health insurance.<a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/"><img border="0" src="http://www.TickerFactory.com/ezt/d/1;14;11/st/20050609/k/3901/preg.png"></a>

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Do you have tel numbers for this doctor? Anyone?

Pam

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Bruce,

Sounds another case of someone (the pharmacist) confusing naltrexone

with novantrone, which definitely is a poison.

Bruce Guilmette, Ph.D. wrote:

> I am currently working with a lady living in Belgium whose sister has

> advanced cancer. One of the things I told her to do was investigate

> naltrexone. She has just run into a problem with her local drug

> store. They have told her that NALTREXONE is a poison and will not be

> dispensed. Here is the exact quote from her latest letter:

>

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> As to Naltrexone, the strangest thing happened to me. I called my

> local pharmacist (a very sweet woman) and asked her if she knew the

> drug. A day later she called me and informed me in a very pedantic

> tone that no doctor in Belgium would prescribe it because it was a

> DEADLY medicine. I was startled. It felt like I was trying to poison

> my sister.

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>

> Anyone else have this problem come up?

>

> Regards,

>

> Bruce Guilmette, PhD