Cancer-drug refunds backed
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The makers of a bone marrow cancer drug should refund its cost if it does not work, a watchdog says.
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A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.
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THURSDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- The results of a multi-center trial involving a quartet of drugs may bring fresh hope to patients battling advanced colorectal cancer, researchers reported Thursday.
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Rejection might not mean the end of the road for this cancer treatment.
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The Food and Drug Administration agreed Friday to allow a drug currently used against advanced breast cancer to be prescribed to prevent the disease from recurring in women who have been treated for early forms of the disease.
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Breast cancer research is being supported this month by a company usually associated with foot support. Payless shoes announced this week that they are offering customers a chance to purchase a Limited-Edition
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New data presented today has shown Xeloda, a targeted oral chemotherapy, improves disease outcomes and saves money when used as post surgery (adjuvant therapy) colon cancer treatment.
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Maryland's largest insurer of doctors will return to the state $84 million it has collected through a taxpayer-financed subsidy program to help pay malpractice premiums, Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and state regulators announced yesterday.
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This lung cancer drug is not as effective as once hoped.
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NHS drugs advisers have reversed their decision to block a drug for people with asbestos-related cancer.
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Breast cancer studies funded by drug companies are more likely to yield positive findings than those without pharmaceutical industry backing, according to research published on Monday.
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JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The Food and Drug Administration is giving hope to children with Leukemia that don&#39;t respond to traditional treatments.
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A conditional and limited approval of its cancer drug points to good news in a year of disappointments.
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Tamoxifen reduces the risk of breast cancer returning long after women stop taking the drug, research suggests.
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MONDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- New cancer drugs often save lives, but are they cost-effective?
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a cancer drug made by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer in patients who have undergone chemotherapy.
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Some Medicare beneficiaries had received erroneous refunds of premiums paid for prescription drug coverage.