Doctors discover hair-loss prevention drug for cancer patients
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A Japanese medical team has found that a form of antibiotic could prevent cancer patients from losing hair during chemotherapy, a doctor involved in the research said Monday.
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For the first time, doctors say they have found a pill that improves survival in liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year.
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Master cells found deep inside hair follicles might offer a new way to treat baldness and burn victims, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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WITH nearly three new cases of breast cancer detected in Singapore every day, a drug that greatly reduces the risk of the disease recurring after surgery is giving such women hope.
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A pill that starves tumors of their  blood supply can help patients live longer, without adding to  some of the worst effects of chemotherapy, researchers reported  on Thursday.
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More than a quarter of patients with advanced kidney cancer saw their tumors shrink after treatment with GlaxoSmithKline Plc's pazopanib, a new pill designed to rival Genentech's blockbuster drug Avastin, researchers said on Saturday.
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A newer drug prevented far more breast cancers from recurring in older women than the old standby tamoxifen and with far fewer side effects, doctors said Wednesday, citing a new study.
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THURSDAY, Feb 10 (HealthDay News) -- A compound derived from a rare South American plant shows promise as a treatment for breast cancer, according to a University of Virginia Health System study.
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A pill that starves tumors of their blood supply can help patients live longer, without adding to some of the worst effects of chemotherapy, researchers reported on Thursday.
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[Health India]: New York, Dec 26 : While trying to discover the cause of skin cancer a team of Harvard researchers have come upon the reason for graying of hair.
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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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A medical product used to treat both  male hair loss and prostate problems has been added to the list  of banned drugs for athletes.
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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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A new discovery about a cellular control mechanism could lead to drugs for both stem cell-driven tissue regeneration and cancer. American researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina
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Drug developer EntreMed Inc. said Wednesday that an animal study suggests its lead product candidate, a cancer drug called Panzem, can effectively slow growth of head and neck tumors.
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A NEWER drug prevented far more breast cancers from recurring in older women than the old standby tamoxifen and with far fewer side effects, doctors in the US said yesterday, citing a new study.
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A fast-acting pathway used by the drug tamoxifen to kill damaged breast cells before they become cancerous has been identified by scientists at Duke University.