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Drug prices based on success could speed up cancer patients’ treatment
Paying for cancer drugs based on how well they work in practice could help patients…
Final verdict on finasteride: Safe, effective prevention for prostate cancer
Finasteride, a generic hormone-blocking drug, was found to reduce the risk of prostate cancer by…
Trial shows pembrolizumab performs better than chemotherapy in second line treatment of advanced oesophageal cancer
Announced today were the first presentation of results from KEYNOTE-181, a Phase 3 trial investigating…
Researchers race against extinction to uncover tree’s cancer-fighting properties
Three Chinese fir trees on a nature reserve in Southeastern China are the last of…
SABCS 2018: Low-dose tamoxifen was safe and effective at reducing recurrence and new breast disease for patients with DCIS, LCIS, and ADH
Treatment with a low dose of tamoxifen (5 mg per day) halved the risk of…
More than 260 new drugs to treat cancer? Researchers look for “new cures in old drugs”
With more than 260 candidates identified, the range of non-cancer drugs with the potential to…
Drug designed to boost radiotherapy for hard to treat cancers taken safely by patients
A new drug designed to make radiotherapy more effective in treating cancer has been given…
Cancer drug trial studies urged to report harms transparently
Many reports of cancer drug trials use general or subjective terms to describe harms, finds…
New kind of compound shows early promise against prostate cancer
A new type of molecule blocks the action of genes that drive the growth of…
ESMO 2018: Zoledronic acid improves disease-free survival in premenopausal HR early breast cancer
Adjuvant treatment with the bone sparing drug zoledronic acid plus hormonal therapy with the aromatase…