Cancer patients over 65 on multiple medicines are at higher risk of hospitalisation
Older patients with prostate, breast, or lung cancer are more likely to be hospitalised after…
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Researchers create a drug to extend the lives of men with prostate cancer
Fifteen years ago, Michael Jung was already an eminent scientist when his wife asked him…
How to reduce expenditure on injectable cancer drugs
By Peter Gilbar for oncologynews.com.au The Problem Spending on cancer drugs is increasing at a…
Taking a high-priced cancer drug with a low-fat meal can cut cost by 75 percent
Taking one-fourth the standard dose of a widely used drug for prostate cancer with a…
DNA patterns can unlock how glucose metabolism drives cancer, study finds
Less aggressive cancers are known to have an intact genome – the complete set of…
Newfound effect of cancer drug may expand its use
A drug first designed to prevent cancer cells from multiplying has a second effect: it…
This new treatment could make pancreatic cancer a manageable disease
Deborah Ogbeni, University of Hertfordshire and Louise Mackenzie, University of Hertfordshire Cancer is among the…
Non-profit drug development could cut cost of cancer medicines
Universities should work with new forms of commercial partner to take their own cancer drugs…
Common heart drug repurposed to treat rare cancer in Europe
A drug that’s commonly used to treat high blood pressure is being repurposed for a…
Why high-dose vitamin C kills cancer cells
Vitamin C has a patchy history as a cancer therapy, but researchers at the University…