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Novartis’s Afinitor Cancer Drug Rejected by U.K. Cost Agency (Bloomberg)
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K.’s health-cost regulator rejected Novartis AG ’s tumor treatment Afinitor for advanced kidney cancer in a draft ruling that is likely to curtail its use among publicly insured patients.
9 Feb 2010, 12:24 am | click here for more
Sugary soft drinks linked to pancreatic cancer: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)
People who drink at least two sugary soft drinks a day have an increased risk of contracting cancer of the pancreas, a study published Monday shows.
8 Feb 2010, 12:14 pm | click here for more
Paxil Blocks Tamoxifen, Lowers Survival Odds Against Breast Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women with breast cancer who take both tamoxifen and the antidepressant Paxil may increase their risk of dying because Paxil reduces tamoxifen's effectiveness, Canadian researchers report.
8 Feb 2010, 6:03 pm | click here for more
Mood drug inhibits breast cancer medication: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A common antidepressant weakens or cancels the beneficial effects of a standard treatment for breast cancer, according to a study released Tuesday.
8 Feb 2010, 6:28 pm | click here for more
An Early Warning System for Cancer (Technology Review)
Autoantibodies could alert doctors to cancer development. A new screening tool developed by scientists in Denmark may help detect the earliest stages of cancer by taking advantage of the body's possess defenses. The researchers constructed a microarray system that analyzes patients' blood for a specific class of immune agents called autoantibodies. These are agents that attack the body's possess tissue ...
8 Feb 2010, 11:19 pm | click here for more
Few high-risk women in U.S. take breast cancer drug (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Only a tiny number of U.S. women at high risk of breast cancer have chosen to use the drug tamoxifen to lower that risk, according to a study published Monday.
8 Feb 2010, 4:15 pm | click here for more
Popular antidepressant interferes with cancer drug (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The popular antidepressant drug Paxil may interfere with breast cancer treatments, making patients more likely to relapse and die, researchers in Canada reported on Monday.
8 Feb 2010, 6:04 pm | click here for more
Financial Woes Add Anxiety to Breast Cancer Diagnosis (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Financial pressure puts low- and medium-income women at particularly high risk for anxiety and depression after being diagnosed with the noninvasive breast cancer ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a U.S. study has found.
8 Feb 2010, 1:03 pm | click here for more
Sugary soft drinks linked to pancreatic cancer: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)
People who drink at least two sugary sodas a week have an increased risk of developing cancer of the pancreas, and researchers suspect the culprit is sugar, a new study shows.
8 Feb 2010, 9:36 pm | click here for more
Men who eat soy may have lower lung cancer risk (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Men who don't smoke and eat a lot of soy may have a lower risk of lung cancer, according to a new study.
8 Feb 2010, 9:36 am | click here for more