Gout Drug May Help Prevent Liver Cancer
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MONDAY, Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-inflammatory drug colchicine, often used to treat gout and psoriasis, appeared to prevent liver cancer in patients with hepatitis virus-related end-stage liver disease, Mexican researchers report.
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A study shows promising results for Novartis's COX-2 inhibitor.
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Methotrexate, used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis, may also reduce the risk of atherosclerosis and circulatory diseases affecting the heart and brain, investigators have found.
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NEW YORK  - Habitual coffee drinking seems  to be associated with a lower risk of developing liver cancer,  according to a study conducted in Japan and reported in the  Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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NEW YORK  - Drinking coffee appears to lower the risk of developing liver cancer, according to findings published in the medical journal Gastroenterology.
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NEW YORK  - Alcohol consumption may lower the risk of developing kidney cancer, according to a report in the British Journal of Cancer.
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For the first time, doctors said Monday they have found a pill that improves survival for people with liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year.
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Arthritis drugs like Celebrex and  the recently withdrawn Vioxx may boost the immune system's  ability to attack brain tumors, and possibly other types of  cancer, researchers said on Friday.
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A GLASS of red wine a day could keep tumours at bay, according to a new study of lung cancer sufferers. Research published in the specialist medical magazine Thorax today
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TUESDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Chinese researchers have identified a liver cancer marker in blood that may help identify patients with early-stage liver cancer and predict how well they&#39;ll do after treatment.
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THURSDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Concerns that rheumatoid arthritis drugs called TNF blockers and related medications could cause cancer appear to be unfounded, a new study shows.
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An investigational cancer drug called BAY 43-9006 stabilized or shrank tumors in 52 percent of people with advanced primary liver cancer, a new study shows.
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Treatment with a derivative of vitamin A called retinoic acid may help to cut former smokers' risk of lung cancer.
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A drug approved for the  treatment of arthritis may have a role in reducing the risk of  diabetes and heart trouble developing in young obese  individuals, Harvard researchers report.
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Blocking a specific enzyme may be enough to check the spread of cancer in the body, researchers believe.
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CHICAGO -- For the first time, doctors say they have found a pill that improves survival for people with liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year.
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The low-fat diet that doctors recommend to help prevent heart disease may also thwart gallstones, HealthDay reports of new research.