New drugs make headway against lung, prostate, colon cancers
Doctors are reporting success with newer drugs that control certain types of cancer better, reduce the risk it will come back and make treatment simpler and easier to bear By…
Country Singer Joe Diffie’s COVID-19 Death Twisted By Conspiracy Theorists
CHICAGO (AP) — Conspiracy theorists are twisting facts online about country singer Joe Diffie’s death from COVID-19 complications in order to promote their claims that health officials are exaggerating the…
Cancer patients, survivors face increased risk of heart disease deaths
(Reuters Health) – Many cancer patients and survivors die from heart disease rather than from their tumors, especially if they have certain malignancies like breast and prostate cancer, a U.S.…
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi gets speedy FDA review for small cell lung cancer
FILE PHOTO: The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters)…
Current and ex smokers may lower lung cancer risk with exercise
(Reuters Health) – Men who are current or former smokers may be less likely to develop or die from lung cancer when they’re more physically fit, a recent study suggests.…
Bristol-Myers immunotherapy combo outperforms chemo in lung cancer survival: study
(Reuters) – About 40% of patients who received a combination of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co’s immuno-oncology drugs Opdivo and Yervoy as an initial treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)…
E-sniffer predicts non-responders to lung cancer immunotherapy
An electronic “nose” that detects chemicals in the breath of lung cancer patients may help distinguish between those who will and will not respond to immunotherapy, a new study suggests.…
U.S. FDA approves Mylan generic of Lilly lung cancer drug Alimta
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted Mylan NV tentative approval for its generic version of Eli Lilly and Co’s lung cancer drug Alimta. Shares of…
Peter Fonda, Star of ‘Easy Rider,’ Dead At 79
Movie icon Peter Fonda has died, TMZ and People reported Friday. He was 79. “ passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 16 at 11:05 a.m. at his home in…
Roche’s Tecentriq recommended for EU approval to treat lung cancer form
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann ZURICH (Reuters) – The European Medicine Agency’s Committee for…