News Source: Androscoggin News
| 5 months ago
These were very difficult to treat patients in the past, and now, I have an option besides standard chemotherapy,” she said. Osborne said unlike chemotherapy, the pills target only the cancerous cells and leave the healthy ones unharmed. And while...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 5 months ago
Researchers in Britain say they may have found the "Holy Grail" of cancer research. Dr. Holly Phillips stopped by The Early Show to explains how it works...What makes them different from traditional chemotherapy drugs is that they are able to target...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 5 months ago
This small study of just 60-patients could be one of the most important cancer treatment breakthroughs in a decade...Patients are reporting none of the typical side effects we see with chemo now. That means there is no nausea, no vomiting and no hair...
News Source: International Business Times
| 5 months ago
Afinitor is one of Novartis's most important new drugs and is being tested for use against several different types of cancer, which could help it achieve sales of more than $1 billion annually. It works by blocking a protein known as mTOR and...
News Source: The independent
| 5 months ago
A new type of cancer treatment which kills malignant cells but leaves healthy cells unscathed has shown remarkable promise in its first trial. More than half the 60 patients who received the targeted treatment saw their tumours shrink or stabilise,...
News Source: Sky News
| 5 months ago
UK, Wednesday June 24, 2009 Holly Williams, Sky News reporter For people whose genes make them more likely to get cancer, a breakthrough new drug developed in Britain could be life-saving. Cancer sufferer Julian Lewis responds well to a trial drug...