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Anchor lead: Could an existing drug be repurposed to treat cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Metformin, a drug long used to treat diabetes, might be helpful for some cancers, a recent report states, with the recommendation that investigating drug libraries may …
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Anchor lead: What are barriers to clinical trial participation for those with cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Clinical trials offer both the best care and the greatest hope for many people with cancer, yet a recent study indicates that one barrier …
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Anchor lead: Women with triple negative breast cancer have a new treatment option, Elizabeth Tracey reports Triple negative breast cancer, where the tumor lacks receptors for commonly used drugs, often has a poor prognosis. Now a treatment using chemotherapy and …
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Anchor lead: A new approach to chemotherapy may help people with stomach cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many people diagnosed with stomach cancer have advanced disease at the time of diagnosis, rendering treatment more difficult and reducing the chances for survival. …
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Anchor lead: Immunotherapy may be used for cancers of the stomach, Elizabeth Tracey reports Stomach or gastric cancer is often associated with a poor prognosis, frequently because the disease is advanced at the time of diagnosis. One drug in the …
