News tagged with gallbladder cancer


Gattex approved for short bowel syndrome

(HealthDay)—Gattex (teduglutide) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat nutritional problems caused by short bowel syndrome.

Medications created Dec 22, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

HRT update: therapy may reduce fractures, boost some risks

(HealthDay) -- Updated evidence on hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women presents good news for those at risk of osteoporosis, but a mixed bag of results regarding breast cancer and other chronic ...

Medical research created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Adjuvant therapy shows promise in biliary tract cancer

(HealthDay) -- For patients with biliary tract cancers, postresection adjuvant therapy with chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy appears to be beneficial in treating patients with biliary tract cancers, with ...

Cancer created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Milk thistle extract stops lung cancer in mice

Tissue with wound-like conditions allows tumors to grow and spread. In mouse lung cancer cells, treatment with silibinin, a major component of milk thistle, removed the molecular billboards that signal these wound-like conditions ...

Cancer created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0