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Less than a week after reaching the House, the bill authorizing the use of synthetic phosphoethanolamine by cancer diagnosed patients received the support of the Commission of Science, Technology, Innovation, Communication and Informatics Senate (CCT).

the proposal (PLC 3/2016) which allows the use of the drug prior to registration by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) approved on Tuesday (15) and now goes to the Committee on Social Affairs (CAS ).

to access the medication, patients diagnosed with cancer will need to sign consent and responsibility term, as the project presented by 26 deputies. The option for voluntary use of synthetic phosphoethanolamine does not exclude the right of access to other therapeutic modalities.

enthusiasts phosphoethanolamine point regression reports and cancer healing substance. Critics, however, argue that there are no studies proving the efficacy and safety of use. If the text is approved, Anvisa will have to authorize laboratories that will make the production and distribution of synthetic phosphoethanolamine.

For Senator Ivo Cassol (PP-RO), rapporteur of the project, the Senate you can not put aside the hope of those who have cancer get a treatment to present positive results

-. in order to alleviate the suffering of thousands of Brazilians, it is up to the legislative house to act as quick as possible to the project – he said

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But Senator Aloysio Nunes Ferreira (PSDB-SP) questioned the competence of the Congress. national to authorize access to the substance. He was the only one to vote against the project:

– The National Congress has no power to release drugs that have not been subjected to clinical trials – pointed

Senator Eduardo Amorim (. PSC-SE) supported the project approval by the CCT, but urged caution. According to him, phosphoethanolamine is not a solution for all types of cancer:

– still do not know in detail what the substance does to the body. We can not sell false hope to anybody. No use thinking that will be the solution to everything. I suggest that we approve the project and reference is made to the CAS so that we can do there public hearings. The concern of Aloysio Nunes Ferreira is relevant, but are not given the right to take hope from anyone – pondered

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phosphoethanolamine. it is researched by the Institute of Chemistry of São Carlos, University of São Paulo (USP), for about 20 years through studies conducted by retired university professor Gilberto Orivaldo Chierice. The substance mimics a compound that exists in the body, which identifies the cancer cells, allowing the immune system to recognize and remove.

The substance was being distributed for free on the university campus in San Carlos . In 2014, the drug stopped being delivered after a decree determined that experimental substances have all the records before they are released to the public. Without the license, patients began to get the release in court through court injunctions.

While in analysis, anyone can give their opinion on the proposal through the public consultation system provided by the Portal e-Citizenship (enter here).

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