Pennsylvania Lawmaker Wants Power Morcellators Reviewed In Cancer 'Moonshot' Initiative
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Pennsylvania Republican Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick sent a letter to Vice President Joe Biden asking for reforms to medical device review processes, and for a sharper look at power morcellators that he said spreads cancer as part of the administration's cancer "moonshot" initiative.
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