Astra, UK charity hunt new kind of cancer drug (Reuters)
Reuters - AstraZeneca has struck a deal with the commercial arm of a British charity to try and develop a new class of a “cancer metabolism” drugs. Read more..
Reuters - Medicare’s move in 2005 to pay doctors to do bladder cancer surgery in their offices rather than in hospitals dramatically raised the number of procedures and overall health costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Read more..
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) — A diagnosis of prostate cancer can be unnerving enough to up a man’s odds for either suicide or fatal heart attack, new research indicates. Read more..
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) — High-risk breast cancer patients with HER2-positive tumors benefit from receiving the targeted therapy Herceptin while undergoing chemotherapy, new research shows. Read more..
Reuters - Men who don’t smoke and eat a lot of soy may have a lower risk of lung cancer, according to a new study. Read more..
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded approval for Tykerb (lapatinib) to include postmenopausal women with hormone- and HER2-positive advanced breast cancer who require hormone therapy. Read more..
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