考研英语阅读训练：癌症药物积存法
<p> <span word="Cancer">Cancer</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Repository">Repository</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="Act">Act</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="diagnosis">diagnosis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="unanswered">unanswered</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>： <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>, <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cope">cope</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="one">one</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heartfelt">heartfelt</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sen">Sen</span>. <span word="Vicki">Vicki</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cancer">Cancer</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Repository">Repository</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>, <span word="LB">LB</span>756, <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="session">session</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unused">unused</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="medications">medications</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="donate">donate</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pharmacy">pharmacy</span>, <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nonprofit">nonprofit</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="medications">medications</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="inspected">inspected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reissued">reissued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>.</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exacting">exacting</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="patients">patients</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="reservations">reservations</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="medications">medications</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="original">original</span>, <span word="sealed">sealed</span>, <span word="tamper">tamper</span> <span word="evident">evident</span>, <span word="unit">unit</span>-<span word="dose">dose</span> <span word="packaging">packaging</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="exception">exception</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="packaging">packaging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="opened">opened</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="dose">dose</span> <span word="seal">seal</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="intact">intact</span>. <span word="Medications">Medications</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expiration">expiration</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="inspecting">inspecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>, <span word="determining">determining</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="medications">medications</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dispensing">dispensing</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medication">medication</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="releasing">releasing</span> <span word="liability">liability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dispensing">dispensing</span> <span word="facility">facility</span>, <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>., <span word="for">for</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="altered">altered</span> <span word="medications">medications</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compassionate">compassionate</span>, <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coping">coping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="outweigh">outweigh</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="medication">medication</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potency">potency</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="diminished">diminished</span>?</p>
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