There is a new controversy on whether or not to vaccinate young girls for cervical cancer — Is the drug effective and is it actually safe?
“Harper: Controversial Drug Will Do Little To Reduce Cervical Cancer Rates”
Dr. Diane Harper, lead researcher in the development of two human papilloma virus vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, said the controversial [...]
Results from three studies of the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin are not enough to prove or rule out a possible link to a higher risk of cancer, so the drug should be used with great caution until more is known, editors of a leading medical journal urged Tuesday.
The New England Journal of Medicine published results of [...]
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Breast Cancer
Breast cancer and hormone-replacement therapy in the Million Women Study.
Beral V; Million Women Study Collaborators.
Cancer Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Gibson Building, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK.
BACKGROUND: Current use of hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) increases the incidence of breast cancer. The Million Women Study was set up to [...]
Study: Acupuncture for Colorectal Cancer Patients
Colorectal cancer patients with end-stage disease often suffer from physical and psychological symptoms that negatively affect their quality of life (QOL) and require frequent hospital stays. The intensity of these symptoms can prevent patients from enjoying the remainder of their lives and taking full advantage of their limited time with [...]
