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Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer & Side Effects
What is this drug? Tamoxifen is a treatment for breast cancer in both men and women that works by blocking estrogen from stimulating breast tissue. That stimulation leads in part to roughly 2/3 of...
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Thoughts on Cancer Medications
Some of the most interesting – on a pharmacological level – medications I’ve encountered are cancer treatments. Take Tamoxifen, for instance. This highly effective treatment for certain types of...
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Treatment of Cancer: Now and the Future
Cancer is when something in your body goes wrong. A cell that normally should stop growing or die refuses to do so. It keeps dividing. As it grows, it forms a mass of cells that may or may not...
View ArticlePfizer’s New Drug Slows Pancreatic Tumors
Pfizer’s experimental drug, CP- 870,893 slowed down pancreatic cancer significantly. The treatment tricks the immune system and shrinks pancreatic tumors by targeting the tissue around the cancer mass...
View ArticleNew Melanoma Drug Boosts Survival Rates
Patients with advanced skin cancer can now hope to extend life. The new treatment unveiled at a cancer meeting in Chicago has been praised by the cancer care fraternity. Vemurafenib is an experimental...
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Stem Cells Reverse Chemo-Induced Infertility In Monkeys
According to a story released by the Canadian Press Toronto recent research shows there may be hope of preserving fertility in young males who undergo chemo treatments for cancer to still be able to...
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Exciting Frontier Beckons For Cancer Treatment
The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has created a new ‘breakthrough’ designation for cancer drugs, so that any that are deemed to be successful can effectively be fast-tracked through the trial...
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