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Study adds diabetes drug with anti-cancer effect to ovarian cancer treatment
Several recent studies have suggested that metformin, an established drug developed to treat patients with…
Australian cancer patients to access life extending overseas clinical trials in major breakthrough
By Sue Dunlevy – Herald Sun. IN a breakthrough that could extend hundreds of lives,…
Contraceptive and cholesterol-lowering drugs used to treat cancer
The combination of a cholesterol-lowering drug, Bezafibrate, and a contraceptive steroid, Medroxyprogesterone Acetate, could be…
Advanced viral gene therapy eradicates prostate cancer in preclinical experiments
Even with the best available treatments, the median survival of patients with metastatic, hormone-refractory prostate…
80 percent of cervical cancers found to be preventable with latest 9-valent HPV vaccine
The new 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine, can potentially prevent 80 percent of cervical cancers in…
Prolonged statin use may lower risk of lung cancer death
Lung cancer patients who used statins in the year prior to a lung cancer diagnosis…
Combined chemotherapy and immunotherapy shows promise for advanced prostate cancers
Chemotherapy can be very effective against small prostate tumours. Larger prostate tumours, however, accumulate cells…
How does Keytruda treat melanoma and why is it so costly? by Prof Ian Olver
Ian Olver, University of South Australia Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) is the latest drug to be registered…
Immunotherapy drugs could herald new era in cancer treatment
By Justin Bryans, Queen Mary University of London. Pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy treatment initially approved for advanced…
Does aspirin prevent colorectal cancer? Depends on your DNA
Scientists have found that aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, can protect against some…