At present, these kinds of incredibly expensive experimental drugs can only delay death; they don ’ t cure the cancer. From the BNHI ’ s standpoint, their costs outweigh their benefits, and it won ’ t pay for them. This leaves patients and their families to decide for themselves whether to use (and shoulder the costs of) such treatments.
然而截至目前，這些所費不貲的實驗型藥物均只能延緩最終的死亡（有時只能延緩幾星期），並無治癒功能，因此健保衡酌效益下不予給付，完全交由民眾自己選擇是否願意嘗試。