The Women Not Benefiting From Breast Cancer Treatment

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

A study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, is one of the first of its kind to assess the benefits and improvements in medicine and technology for treating women with Breast Cancer through the last thirty years. Looking specifically at age subsets in the data, Benjamin Smith, M.D., ...

Sex with animals linked to penis cancer

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

For many people, bestiality is a bad joke, but for some it could be a matter of life or death, according to a new study finding that men who had sex with animals in their lifetimes were twice as likely to develop cancer of the penis as others. Find more info ...

Erbitux (cetuximab) Approved For Metastatic Head And Neck Cancer, USA

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Erbitux (cetuximab) has been approved by the US FDA for combination use with chemotherapy for late-stage head and neck cancer treatment. When given together with chemotherapy, Erbitus was found to extend the lives of patients compared to those on chemotherapy alone. Cetuximab, is already approved by the FDA for some ...

Experimental Drug Shows Great Results On Prostate Cancer

Friday, November 4th, 2011

An experimental drug known as MDV3100 made by Medivation Inc. has improved survival rates for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Those on MDV3100 by Medivation outlived those on a placebo by an average of 4.8 months, in a phase 3 trial. The manufacturer Medivation Inc. shares shot up ...

Get up! The longer you sit, the higher your cancer risk

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Our culture of sitting may be responsible for 173,000 cases of cancer each year, according to new estimates. Find more info about Get up! The longer you sit, the higher your cancer risk photos videos pictures. read more