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Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:17
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PHILADELPHIA (AFX) - A couple who claimed a hormone-replacement drug caused the woman's breast cancer was awarded $1.5 million Monday in a jury verdict against drug maker.The Philadelphia jury awarded $1 million to plaintiff Mary Daniel and $500,000 to her husband, Tom, a courtroom clerk said.Daniel, 60, of Hot Springs, Ark., developed cancer after taking the Wyeth drug Prempro -- a combination of estrogen and progestin -- for about 16 months to relieve hot flashes.Daniel had two surgeries and underwent chemotherapy and radiation following her July 2001 diagnosis. She has since been cancer-free.Her lawyer said Wyeth put profits ahead of patients.Wyeth lawyer Peter Grossi argued that Prempro is still prescribed to women, and suggested that Daniel's breast cancer was caused by other risk factors, including a family history of cancer.The jury deliberated for about two days following a three-week trial.Daniel's lawsuit is the third of about 4,500 against Wyeth to reach a jury.Wyeth won its first trial in Arkansas in August, and a mistrial was declared in the second trial in Philadelphia in October. Others are pending in the courts.Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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