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Doubling chemo dose helped leukemia patients

AP News 62 days ago

Studies: Doubling chemotherapy dose helped adults with acute myeloid leukemia Adults with a common form of leukemia had a better chance of remission if they got a double dose of a long-used cancer drug, two new studies found. Doctors said the findings ...

Adding breast exam to mammogram - is it worth it?

Reuters US Online Report Health News 85 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding a clinical breast exam to screening mammography increases breast cancer detection rates, but it also increases rates of falsely positive results, Canadian researchers report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The high number of ...

Prostate cancer diagnosed earlier, race gap narrows

Reuters US Online Report Health News 89 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with prostate cancer are being diagnosed at a younger age and earlier stage today than in years past, and the racial disparity in stage at diagnosis has decreased significantly, researchers report today in the Journal of ...

Posters weigh in on PharmaGap drug testing results

Stockhouse 91 days ago

Biotech announces results from initial testing of lead cancer drug Ottawa-based biotech PharmaGap (TSX: V.GAP, Stock Forum) announced results Monday from the initial testing of its lead cancer drug GAP-107B8 by the U.S. National Cancer Institute, which it says demonstrates significant inhibition ...

Posters weigh in on biotech's drug testing news

Stockhouse 103 days ago

PharmaGap (GAP) advised of positive results of testing for its lead cancer drug Posters on the PharmaGap (TSX:V.GAP, Stock Forum) Bullboard were busy sharing their thoughts Thursday morning, as the Ottawa-based biotechnology company announced that it has been advised by the U.S. ...

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