01.30.07

Dual Drug Therapy Shows Promise Against Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

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A compound designed to block growth hormone, coupled with a standard chemotherapy drug, successfully treated human breast cancer in mice.

01.20.07

Combo Therapy Improves Pancreatic Surgery Outcome (HealthDay)

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Treatment with radiation and chemotherapy after surgery to remove invasive pancreatic cancer may improve overall patient survival rates, a Mayo Clinic Cancer Center study finds.

01.19.07

Prostate Cancer Trial Halted Due to 3 Cases of Leukemia (HealthDay)

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A trial testing whether the chemotherapy drug mitoxantrone would benefit men with prostate cancer has been stopped because three of the 488 patients who received the drug developed leukemia.

01.18.07

Poorer, Less Educated Women Get Less Chemo for Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

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Poorer women with breast cancer are more likely to receive reduced doses of chemotherapy from their doctor, a new study suggests.