Results for cancer: 202

* TNF blocker drugs to carry stronger warnings * Cancer risk occurs about 30 months after treatment * FDA says agency, companies working to understand risk WASHINGTON, Aug 4 - Prescription drugs used to treat...

CANBERRA, Aug 4 - Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan is a former academic, political strategist and a cancer survivor, who grew up near Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in a country town in the northern state of...

* U.S. panel says toxicity risks likely outweigh benefit * Votes 14-1 against FDA approval of Yondelis NEW YORK, July 15 - A Johnson & Johnson and Zeltia SA drug for ovarian cancer should not...

* Chemotherapy cream improves skin appearance * Triggers wound response that builds collagen CHICAGO, June 15 - A cream used to treat the early signs of skin cancer may erase wrinkles and leave behind younger-looking...

* Palladia approved for canine mast cell tumors * Pfizer to begin selling drug in early 2010 * First cancer treatment specifically designed for dogs (Adds therapy details, no comment on price) NEW YORK, June...

* Palladia approved for canine mast cell tumors * Pfizer to begin selling drug in early 2010 * Says first cancer treatment specifically designed for dogs NEW YORK, June 3 - Pfizer Inc's <PFE.N> efforts...

* BiPar/Sanofi drug boosts survival 60 pct * AstraZeneca's olaparib shrinks tumors in 1/3 of patients * Other types of cancer might be candidates (Recasts first paragraph; adds reaction, application to other cancers, paragraphs 4...

ORLANDO, Fla., May 31 - Herceptin, the breast cancer drug developed by Genentech, reduces the risk of death for certain stomach cancer patients by 26 percent compared with chemotherapy alone, according to new research. The...

* 29 pct reduction in risk of disease progression * Progression-free survival 4.8 months vs 3.7 months NEW YORK, May 30 - The combination of cancer drugs Tarceva and Avastin delayed the worsening of advanced...

Drug companies are making big profits from very small increases in cancer drug effectiveness.