Oncology pharmacology news
Research aims to better target treatment for young cancer patients
By Michelle Price. Thirty years ago any child diagnosed with paediatric malignancy would succumb to…
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Discovery lays the foundation to expand personalised chemotherapy for leukaemia patients
An international research team has determined how inherited gene variations lead to severe drug toxicity…
Chemotherapy error: clinicians may be deregistered after incorrect dose
The Guardian Australia. Hospitals failed to tell cancer patients they were under-dosed between July 2014…
Link between obesity and increased risk of colorectal cancer revealed
Obesity has long been associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer, but the link has…
Study finds how diabetes drug metformin inhibits progression of pancreatic cancer
Massachusetts General Hospital investigators may have uncovered a novel mechanism behind the ability of the…
Researchers kill drug-resistant lung cancer with 50 times less chemotherapy
The cancer drug paclitaxel just got more effective. For the first time, researchers from the University of…
Diclofenac: the next big cancer drug?
Diclofenac, a common painkiller, has significant anti-cancer properties, according to researchers from the Repurposing Drugs…
Biggest database for cancer drug discovery goes 3D
The world’s largest database for cancer drug discovery has been revolutionised by adding 3D structures…
Study shows statins could be effective against small cell lung cancer
In a recent study, researchers at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Western Regional…
Regular aspirin use may reduce risk of dying from prostate cancer
A large observational study has found that men who take aspirin regularly may have a…