Vaccination
Best way to prevent cervical cancers: Immunize boys against HPV, too
The best way to prevent cervical cancer in women is to give HPV vaccines to both boys and girls, a new study argues.
Nov 11, 2023
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Medical research
Drug screen points toward novel diabetes treatments
A drug currently in clinical trials as a cancer therapy can also stimulate pancreatic beta cells to secrete insulin, revealing a previously unknown mechanism for insulin regulation in type 2 diabetes, according to a new study ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Medications
Breast cancer prevention drug approved for post-menopausal women in the UK. Here's how it works
A drug that can halve the risk of developing breast cancer in post-menopausal women has been approved for use in the UK. This drug, called anastrozole, could benefit an estimated 289,000 women in the UK who are at increased ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Medications
New drug combination doubles survival for people with bladder cancer: Clinical trial
Results from a clinical trial carried out by researchers at Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London show that a new combination of drugs doubles overall survival for patients with bladder cancer that has ...
Nov 8, 2023
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Medical research
Targeting pancreatic cancer growth and spread
While the overall cancer death rate has been steadily declining in the U.S. since the 1990s, death rates due to pancreatic cancer are increasing.
Nov 8, 2023
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Medications
FDA will pull vet drug used in pork industry over cancer concerns for humans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it plans to pull a veterinary drug used commonly in the pork industry because it might pose a cancer risk to humans who eat pig products.
Nov 8, 2023
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Medical research
New compound shows early promise for treatment of Lou Gehrig's disease in preclinical models
In science, a simple but thorough observation can kick-start the most surprising findings. Researchers at the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center noticed that mice lacking a protein of interest in cancer research were showing visible ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study could potentially lead to new combination treatments for early-stage lung cancers
One of the hallmarks of cancer cell development is its dependence on sugar, especially glucose, to grow and divide. Scientists have long been studying how to restrict or block this process that promotes tumor growth, called ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Medical research
First in human trial of new drug raises hopes for patients with relapsed blood cancer
A new targeted drug, studied by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James), may offer a new treatment option ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Health
Study shows emotions often defeat sense in health care priority setting
Emotions tend to get the upper hand in health care decisions. This is shown in a study at Linköping University, Sweden, where participants were faced with tough choices between different treatments. The results may explain ...
Nov 2, 2023
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