Many in cancer drug trials use herbs, supplements
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The use of herbal medicine is  common among patients with advanced cancer who are  participating in early-stage clinical trials (phase I) of  experimental drugs, according to a new study.
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The move follows recent studies suggesting that the medications might cause heart attacks or make cancer worse in some patients.
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Scientists at London's Kew Gardens say dandelions could be the source of a life-saving drug to fight off cancer.
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The first scientific tests of some popular alternative medicine products hint that American ginseng might lessen cancer fatigue and that flaxseed might slow the growth of prostate tumors.
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A food extract could be used to improve the effects of an established cancer drug, research suggests. The drug, mitomycin C, is used mainly to treat solid tumours in the bladder and lower bowel.
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More patients are receiving cancer drugs, according to a report by the UK government's cancer tsar.
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MONDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Little more than one in eight phase II cancer clinical trials with encouraging results go forward to the larger, phase III stage that&#39;s needed to bring a new therapy to patients, a new study finds.
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Lifestyle may play a big role in how well the latest generation of anti-cancer drugs works, research suggests.
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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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FRIDAY, Sept 24 (HealthDayNews) -- The first clinical trial of the herbal supplement Zyflamend in patients with a precursor to prostate cancer is being conducted by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City.
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Shorter courses of chemotherapy taken  with Roche Holding AG's cancer drug MabThera are as effective  as longer courses in elderly patients with aggressive lymphoma,  a study in The Lancet Oncology showed.
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More clinical trials are needed to look into the benefits of complementary therapies for cancer patients, a leading scientist said.
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A new analysis finds that clinical trials of breast-cancer treatments by drugmakers show positive results far more often than non-industry trials. Why the difference?
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A drug used to treat advanced breast and lung cancers has been found to prolong the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer whose tumors don't respond to hormone therapy, according to two studies published on Wednesday.
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More than a decade ago, a howl went up about the way new drugs were tested. Virtually all trials were limited to white males, even though some medical differences based on race are widely acknowledged.
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It's running trials to see if the drug can be used in earlier stages of cancer.
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British scientists have discovered a new way to improve the effectiveness of drugs used to treat prostate cancer.