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Are new colon cancer drugs worth the cost?
ATLANTA – March 16, 2010 (cancerfacts.com) – One of the least discussed aspects of the current healthcare debate is the actual cost of treatments, and few studies ever include cost in the considerations of the benefits of those treatments.
Lung cancer drug fails to improve survival
NEW YORK – March 11, 2010 (cancerfacts.com) – Pfizer Inc. announced today it is suspending a large clinical trial of its lung-cancer drug.
Obesity linked to poor colon cancer prognosis
PHILADELPHIA – March 9, 2010 – Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death or recurrent disease compared to those who are within a normal weight range, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research.
Colorectal drug fails to boost survival
LONDON – Mar. 8, 2010 – Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, reported on Monday that its colorectal cancer drug failed to show that it is better than a competitor's drug.
New biomarkers for predicting the spread of colon cancer
HANGZHOU, China – Mar. 8, 2010 (cancerfacts.com)– Two proteins present in the blood of people with colon cancer may accurately serve as markers to predict whether the disease will spread, say scientists in China.
Common osteoporosis drugs may prevent breast cancer
SEATTLE – Mar. 2, 2010 (cancerfacts.com) – Women who take some types of drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis may be at lower risk of breast cancer, according to a new study.
Breast removal may only reduce cancer risk for younger women
HOUSTON – Feb. 25, 2010 (cancerfacts.com) – Women over 60 with early stage cancer in only one breast need not consider removal of the unaffected breast to prevent a recurrence, say researchers.
Statin use may slow prostate cancer progression
DURHAM, North Carolina – Feb. 24, 2010 – Men who took statins to lower their cholesterol before prostate cancer surgery had significantly lower inflammation within prostate tumors, new research shows.
Prostate cancer diagnosis boosts suicide rate for some
STOCKHOLM – Feb. 23, 2010 (cancerfacts.com) – Swedish men diagnosed with advanced or metastatic prostate cancer had a suicide rate that was twice as high compared with the general male population, according to a new study.
Open and laparoscopic prostate surgery equal
NEW YORK, NY – Feb. 22, 2010 (cancerfacts.com)– Men diagnosed with operable prostate cancer can expect similar outcomes regardless of whether they choose conventional open surgery or newer robotic assisted surgery, a new study shows.
Aspirin cut breast cancer spread and death by half
BOSTON – Feb. 17, 2010 (cancerfacts.com) – Women who completed treatment for early-stage breast cancer and who took aspirin had a nearly 50 percent lower risk of dying of breast cancer, a new data analysis shows.
It may never be too late to quit smoking
LONDON – Feb. 15, 2010 – Contrary to what many people diagnosed with lung cancer might think, it is not too late to benefit from quitting smoking.
Working in working out
HOUSTON – Feb. 12, 2010 (cancerfacts.com) – Most people know that getting at least 30 minutes of exercise every day reduces their risk of developing some types of cancer.
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