Category Archives: Cancer

Long-Term Use of Bone Drugs May Be Linked to Esophageal Cancer (HealthDay)

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — People with osteoporosis who take drugs such as Boniva (ibandronate), Fosamax (alendronate) or Actonel (risedronate) to strengthen their bones may be at an increased risk of esophageal cancer, British researchers report. Continue reading →

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Common bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer risk (Reuters)

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

Reuters – People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus, a British study found on Friday. Continue reading →

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Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer (AP)

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

AP – People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests. Continue reading →

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Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice (HealthDay)

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) — A drug widely used to treat high blood sugar in type 2 diabetics may hold some promise in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung cancer, according to extremely preliminary findings in a mouse study. Continue reading →

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Diabetes drug may keep lung cancer at bay (Reuters)

Posted on September 1, 2010 by

Reuters – The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. Continue reading →

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Diabetes drug fights lung cancer in mice: study (AFP)

Posted on September 1, 2010 by

AFP – A popular drug that is used by millions of diabetics around the world significantly decreases tobacco-induced lung tumors in mice, a study published Wednesday found. Continue reading →

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CORRECTED: Surgery prevents breast cancers in high-risk women (Reuters)

Posted on September 1, 2010 by

Reuters – Women with mutations in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have their breasts and ovaries removed are much more likely to survive than women who do not get preventive surgery, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Continue reading →

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Cancer drug points way to new Alzheimer’s approach (Reuters)

Posted on September 1, 2010 by

Reuters – An altered version of the cancer drug Gleevec could form the basis of a new class of drugs that block the development of brain-damaging plaques in Alzheimer’s disease, U.S. Continue reading →

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No risk seen from delaying prostate cancer surgery (Reuters)

Posted on September 1, 2010 by

Reuters – Adding to evidence that men with early prostate cancer can safely put off surgery, a new study finds that patients who delayed surgery by over a year had similar outcomes as those who opted for immediate treatment. Continue reading →

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Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found (AP)

Posted on September 1, 2010 by

AP – A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday. Continue reading →

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