Two drugs don't boost lung cancer survival: Roche

Oct. 6, 2008

ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG and Genentech Inc said on Monday a study into the benefits of combining their Tarceva and Avastin drugs for lung cancer patients did not show an increase in overall survival.

Gene found to protect against lung cancer

NOTTINGHAM, England, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- British and U.S. medical scientists say they have identified a gene that protects the body from developing lung cancer.

Drug fights one type of breast cancer

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A breast cancer chemotherapy drug shows benefits in fighting one type of breast cancer but not another type, U.S. researchers say.

Lifestyle, screening key to cancer decline

BOSTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Healthier lifestyle choices and screening have contributed greatly to the 13 percent decline in U.S. cancer mortality since 1990, a researcher said.

Bone loss due to more than cancer drugs

CHICAGO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss in breast cancer survivors, but cancer drugs aren't the only culprits, U.S. researchers said.

Cancer deaths higher in Britain than EU

LONDON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A British study suggests as many as 11,000 people in Britain die unnecessarily of cancer each year because it takes too long for them to be diagnosed.

Controlling enzyme may slow cancer growth

NORMAN, Okla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Controlling a certain enzyme could inhibit growth of lung, breast, colon and pancreatic cancers, University of Oklahoma researchers said.

Study says most cancers preventable

DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- About 80 percent of all cancers are diagnosed in the elderly, and more than 80 percent of known risk factors are potentially preventable, U.S. researchers say.

Study: Women unaware of many health facts

TORONTO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Seventy-three percent of Canadian women say they are aware of women's health issues, but a survey indicates they are not as knowledgeable as they think.

Merle Haggard home following surgery

BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Country music icon Merle Haggard has returned home following lung cancer surgery last week at a hospital in Bakersfield, Calif., a publicist said Sunday.

Racial disparities increasing for cancers

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Despite decreases in overall U.S. cancer death rates since the early 1990s, African-Americans have the highest risk of cancer, researchers said.

Age not a factor in cancer survival

BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Age is not an independent factor in cancer survival rates and should not influence decisions about how to treat older patients, researchers in Spain said.

Lung cancer genes decoded

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said they've decoded the genetic changes associated with a common form of lung cancer.

Personalized kidney cancer therapy better

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers found aggressive, personalized treatment increases kidney cancer patient survival compared to the one-size-fits-all traditionally used.

Report on vermiculite asbestos exposure

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Vermiculite mined in Libby, Mont., and distributed nationwide was contaminated with amphibole asbestos which has been linked to lung disease, officials said.

Genes might predict bowel cancer prognosis

MONTPELLIER, France, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- French medical scientists say they've identified patterns of gene expression that can predict response to treatment of advanced metastatic colorectal cancer.