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Pfizer, Astellas prostate cancer drug promising in late-stage trial
Pfizer Inc and Japan’s Astellas Pharma Inc said on Thursday their blockbuster prostate cancer drug met the main goal of a key study that tested it for treating the disease in its early stages.
Many U.S. cancer patients struggle to afford life-saving medications
As cancer drug costs rise, U.S. cancer patients are more likely than other medical patients to struggle with paying for prescription medications,
Roche says encouraged by cancer drug atezolizumab study
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding released on Friday what it called encouraging results from a study of its closely watched cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab.
A pill for all cancers? Vietnamese scientists hopeful but cautious
News of the development of a wonderful new remedy for all types of cancer should be treated with some wariness, says Professor Nguyen Chan Hung. Dr. Hung, who serves as Chair of the Vietnam Cancer Association.
Cancer drug might help treat diabetes: researchers
A cancer drug already approved for use in humans might also be effective in the treatment of diabetes, U.S. researchers said Sunday.
