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Sydney Morning Herald: Cancer patients miss out on last-resort drug (2004)

Even if the gene mutation test is accurate, it is expensive and not widely available, according to Dr Mainwaring. “About $1000 is the cheapest estimate we’ve seen,” he said. “There is no standard way of doing this test and no quality assurance on this test, so I am breaking all the usual patient safety rules by recommending it.” 

https://www.smh.com.au/national/cancer-patients-miss-out-on-last-resort-drug-20041123-gdk65p.html