Health News: [cancer]

Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, November 08, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Reuters via Yahoo! News, Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:34 AM PST Cancer trials can lack clear information on biopsies http://news.yahoo.com/cancer-trials-lack-clear-information-biopsies-173401199.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People participating in cancer drug trials aren't always given the most straightforward explanation of possible risks and benefits from invasive procedures that may be involved, according to a new study. Biopsies of tumor tissue can help researchers figure out how well a test drug is working - but the invasive, sometimes painful procedures are typically of little ... Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News, Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:31 AM PST Novartis says may have 14 new blockbuster drugs by 2017 http://ca.news.yahoo.com/novartis-says-may-14-blockbuster-drugs-2017-133116820--finance.html ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis could produce 14 or more new big-selling 'blockbuster' drugs within five years as it bets on cancer, heart and respiratory treatments to fill the gaps left by expiries on current patents, the Swiss firm said on Thursday. Like many of its rivals, Novartis is facing headwinds as some of its top earners lose patent protection, particularly blood pressure drug Diovan. It ... Associated Press via Yahoo! News, Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:37 AM PST UK police open inquiry into breast cancer surgeon http://news.yahoo.com/uk-police-open-inquiry-breast-cancer-surgeon-113716561.html British police say a surgeon is being investigated by both detectives and the country's General Medical Council over allegations about his treatment of more than 1,000 breast cancer patients. Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:42 AM PST Snake anti-venom adds bite to strong BTG results http://uk.news.yahoo.com/snake-anti-venom-adds-bite-strong-btg-results-084229313--finance.html LONDON (Reuters) - Strong demand for snake anti-venom and cancer drugs helped Britain's BTG lift revenue 30 percent to 143.4 million pounds ($229.3 million) in the half-year to end-September. The speciality pharmaceutical company was also boosted by the successful U.S. launch of a treatment to prevent toxicity caused by cancer chemotherapy and growing royalties from Johnson & Johnson's prostate ... Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:38 AM PST UPDATE 1-Snake anti-venom adds bite to strong BTG results http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/1-snake-anti-venom-adds-bite-strong-btg-083851634--business.html * First-half revenue up 30 percent to 143.4 mln pounds * After-tax profit up 44 percent to 18.3 million * Snake bite drug CroFab and cancer products key drivers * Shares up 5.6 percent (Adds CEO comment on strategy, analyst reaction, shares) LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Strong demand for snake anti-venomand cancer drugs helped Britain's BTG lift revenue 30percent to 143.4 million pounds ($229.3 ... Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:48 PM PST Cipla cuts prices of 3 cancer drugs by up to 64 pct http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/cipla-cuts-prices-3-cancer-drugs-64-pct-074825484--finance.html REUTERS - Drugmaker Cipla cut prices of three cancer drugs between 50 percent and 64 percent with immediate effect, after it announced similar price cuts for three drugs early this year. Lung cancer drug Erlocip would cost 9,900 rupees for 30 tablets instead of 27,000 rupees earlier, while breast cancer treatment Docetax would be priced 1,650 rupees instead of 3,300 rupees, Cipla said in a ... Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News, Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:21 PM PST Statins may be linked to cancer survival: study http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/statins-may-linked-cancer-survival-study-002152793.html Nov 8 (Reuters) - Cancer patients takingcholesterol-lowering statin drugs were 15 percent less likely todie of cancer, or of any other cause, than patients who were noton the popular medications, according to a Danish study. The study, which appeared in the New England Journal ofMedicine, did not look at whether the statins can preventcancer, only at what happens once cancer is diagnosed. But ... Reuters via Yahoo! News, Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:05 PM PST Statins may be linked to cancer survival http://news.yahoo.com/statins-may-linked-cancer-survival-220553320.html NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Danish cancer patients taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs were 15 percent less likely to die, of cancer or any other cause, than patients who were not on the popular medications, in a new study. The pattern held regardless of a person's age, cancer type, tumor size or whether it had spread. Only patients who had received chemotherapy showed no apparent benefit ... See more health stories that match your keyword at: http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?fr=yalerts-health&c=&p=cancer+%2bcat%3ahealth&ei=utf-8 Visit Yahoo! Health: http://health.yahoo.com/ You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. 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