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Drug shows promise for subset of stage III colon cancer patients
A subset of patients with stage III colon cancer had improved survival rates when treated…
Severing nerves may shrink stomach cancers: Botox injections slow growth of tumours
Research from Columbia University Medical Center shows that nerves may play a critical role in…
Malaria medicine chloroquine inhibits tumour growth and metastases
A recent study by investigators at VIB and KU Leuven has demonstrated that chloroquine also…
Total darkness at night is key to success of breast cancer therapy
Exposure to light at night, which shuts off nighttime production of the hormone melatonin, renders…
Unique study focuses on combined treatment approach for locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Investigators at the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute are developing a novel, multistep investigational…
AstraZeneca’s call to speed approval of cancer drug rejected by US panel
Source: The Guardian – Julia Kowelle. AstraZeneca has suffered a setback after a panel of US…
Low-dose aspirin may halve the risk of pancreatic cancer
Source: The Guardian – Ian Sample. Taking a low dose of aspirin every day may halve the…
CHAARTED prostate cancer trial results are practice changing: the expert’s opinion
There has been a great deal of hype following a plenary presentation at the 2014…
Leukaemia Drug Found to Stimulate Immunity Against Many Cancer Types
A class of drug currently being used to treat leukaemia has the unexpected side-effect of…
How prostate cancer sufferers can add a year to their lives
Source: Australian Financial Review – Jill Margo. Researchers have extended the lives of men with…