Hundreds of cancer patients experienced treatment failures. Several doctors couldn't figure out why. Cancer is unpredictable, but certain aspects of it aren't. A common factor was eventually found in an unsuspecting place. <br /><br />Music:<br />Swelling - Night II<br />This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.<br /><br />Sources:<br /><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/08/magazine/the-toxic-pharmacist.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Toxic Pharmacist - The New York Times</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090301052952/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/04/19/national/main506777.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Thousands Of Diluted Drug Doses - CBS News</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2020-07-13/kansas-city-pharmacist-who-diluted-cancer-meds-is-getting-out-of-prison-early" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kansas City Pharmacist Who Diluted Cancer Meds Is Getting Out Of Prison Early | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181008015336/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/860826/Did-drugmaker-know-about-pharmacists-tampering.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Did drugmaker know about pharmacist's tampering? | Deseret News</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article245422560.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Judge denies early release for ex-pharmacist Robert Courtney | Kansas City Star</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/health/robert-courtney-former-pharmacist-convicted-of-diluting-medications-released-from-prison/article_aaafe6d2-503c-11ef-8483-07836cefe5fe.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Courtney, former pharmacist convicted of diluting medications, released from prison | Health | WPSD Local 6</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6181724/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pharmacist Risks Patients’ Lives “For Greed” - PMC</a></li><li><a href="https://www1.law.umkc.edu/suni/crimLaw/Courtney/pharmmain.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pharmacist held without bail</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kctv5.com/2024/07/21/diluted-documentary-release-convicted-pharmacist-robert-courtney/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">DILUTED: A documentary on the release of convicted pharmacist Robert Courtney</a></li><li><a href="https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/362/497/632829/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">United States of America, Appellee, v. Robert Ray Courtney, Appellant, 362 F.3d 497 (8th Cir. 2004) :: Justia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2020-07-13/kansas-city-pharmacist-who-diluted-cancer-meds-is-getting-out-of-prison-early" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kansas City Pharmacist Who Diluted Cancer Meds Is Getting Out Of Prison Early | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-diluting-pharmacist-gets-30-years/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Drug-Diluting Pharmacist Gets 30 Years - CBS News</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/686913879/?match=1&amp;terms=robert%20ray%20courtney" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sep 09, 2001, page 12 - The Kansas City Star at Newspapers.com™ - </a><a href="http://newspapers.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Newspapers.com</a><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/686913879/?match=1&amp;terms=robert%20ray%20courtney" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">™</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1143724569/?match=1&amp;terms=robert%20ray%20courtney" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Feb 27, 2002, page 2 - USA Today at Newspapers.com™ - </a><a href="http://newspapers.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Newspapers.com</a><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1143724569/?match=1&amp;terms=robert%20ray%20courtney" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">™</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/672140743/?match=1&amp;terms=robert%20ray%20courtney" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jul 15, 2020, page A3 - The Kansas City Star at Newspapers.com™ - Newspapers.com™</a></li></ul>