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Fertility concerns impact breast cancer treatment decisions
Concerns about fertility kept a third of young women with breast cancer from taking tamoxifen,…
Generic heart medication shown to prolong ovarian cancer patients’ survival
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers demonstrate a benefit in overall survival among epithelial ovarian cancer…
Canadian pharmacy sold unapproved and counterfeit drugs online, US alleges
The Guardian. US government prosecutors say the online store sold US$78m worth of fake, unapproved…
New combination treatment effective against melanoma skin
In findings never before seen in melanoma, a novel combination therapy was found to be…
Two-drug combination boosts survival in metastatic prostate cancer
Newly diagnosed patients with metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer gained a dramatic survival benefit when started…
NICE says ‘not enough data’ to approve drug for ovarian cancer
The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says it cannot give a…
Oestrogen-suppressing drugs substantially reduce breast cancer deaths
A class of hormonal drugs called aromatase inhibitors substantially reduce the risk of death in…
If we don’t talk about value, cancer drugs will become terminal for health systems
Narcyz Ghinea, University of Sydney; Ian Kerridge, University of Sydney, and Wendy Lipworth, University of…
Promising drug for childhood acute leukemia – where to next?
A new Australian study shows that a recently-developed drug, already used safely in adult leukaemia…
New drug combo could make cancer more sensitive to chemo
Combining chemotherapy with new drugs that target a protein that helps cancer cells to withstand…