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Colorectal cancer prevention: A proven benefit of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Mayo Clinic researchers have determined the comparative effectiveness of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), aspirin and…
SABCS 2016: Menopausal symptoms may be mistaken for tamoxifen side effects
Women taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer were less likely to continue taking the drug…
SABCS 2016: Depression drug reduces joint pain for women with early stage breast cancer
A drug typically used to treat depression and anxiety can significantly reduce joint pain in…
SABCS 2016: Extended letrozole therapy showed limited benefit in postmenopausal women with early-stage, HR-positive breast cancer
Five additional years of hormone therapy with letrozole following an initial five years of aromatase…
SABCS 2016 : Adding everolimus to fulvestrant improved outcomes for postmenopausal patients with HR-positive breast cancer
Progression-free survival was more than doubled for patients with metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast…
Map of drugs reveals uncharted waters in search for new treatments
Scientists have created a map of all 1,578 licensed drugs and their mechanisms of action…
Psilocybin eases existential anxiety in people with life-threatening cancer
In a small double-blind study, Johns Hopkins researchers report that a substantial majority of people…
How highs and lows in testosterone levels ‘shock’ prostate cancer cells to death
A strategy of alternately flooding and starving the body of testosterone is producing good results…
Could a cannabis pill reduce chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting? Here’s how we find out
Peter Grimison, University of Sydney For some cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, the thought of joining…
Cause and possible treatment for rare form of sarcoma
Researchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualised Medicine have discovered a potential cause and a…