After chemotherapy, surgery and radiation to treat the original tumor might not benefit women with advanced breast cancer, a new study shows. A minority of women with breast cancer discover they have the disease in its later stages, after ...
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By counting the number of cancer-fighting immune cells inside tumors, scientists say they may have found a way to predict survival from ovarian cancer. The researchers developed an experimental method to count these cells, called ...
Exercise might help breast cancer survivors relieve the joint pain that is a side effect of their medications, researchers say. A new study included patients who were taking aromatase inhibitor drugs, such as Arimidex (anastrozole), ...
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Adding the cancer drug dasatinib to standard hormone therapy may slow the progression of advanced breast cancer, a preliminary study suggests. The drug, sold under the name Sprycel, is already approved in the United States for chronic ...
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Money problems can prevent women from getting recommended breast cancer treatments, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from more than 1,300 women in the Seattle-Puget Sound area who were diagnosed with breast cancer between ...
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When it comes to easing the side effects of certain breast cancer drugs, acupuncture may work no better than a "sham" version of the technique, a small trial suggests. Breast cancer drugs known as aromatase inhibitors often cause side ...
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Latest Cancer News Only High-Risk Women Need Breast Cancer Gene Test Acupuncture No Better Than 'Sham' Version 80 Percent of Cancer Docs Have Faced Drug Shortage Angelina Jolie's Story Didn't Boost Knowledge Rural Cancer Survivors May ...
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People with cancer face a higher risk for serious flu-related complications, so getting vaccinated should be at the top of their to-do list this winter, an expert says. "The flu shot is recommended annually for cancer patients, as it is ...
Four out of five doctors who treat cancer were unable to prescribe their medication of choice at least once during a six-month period because of a drug shortage, according to a new survey. The survey also found that more than 75 percent ...
Women fighting an aggressive form of breast cancer may benefit from adding certain drugs to their chemotherapy regimen, and taking them prior to surgery, new research finds. This pre-surgical drug therapy boosts the likelihood that no ...
Ventana Medical Systems (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, has announced that its Ventana HER2/neu (4B5) rabbit monoclonal primary antibody assay is now a companion diagnostic for detecting HER2 protein expression for patients who, in ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug status for Kinex Pharmaceuticals' dual src/pre-tubulin inhibitor 'KX02' for the treatment of gliomas, which are the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer. KX02 is ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Merck's Noxafil (posaconazole) 100 mg delayed-release tablets. The tablets are a new formulation with a loading dose of 300mg (three 100mg delayed-release tablets) twice daily on the ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration halted the selling of the 23andMe Saliva Collection Kit and Personal Genome Service -- a home DNA test. In a letter posted on its website, the FDA alleged 23andMe was being sold without clearance or ...
After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely? A few years ago, I started looking online to fill in chapters of my family history that no ...
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