A drug that halves a woman’s risk of breast cancer continues to work long after they stop taking it, say researchers. Anastrozole blocks the production of the hormone oestrogen, which fuels the growth of many breast cancers. It is already available on the NHS, but researchers at Queen Mary University of London said only a… Read More: Drug that prevents half of breast cancers carries on working »
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill to let the government negotiate prices on some drugs would save the government $ 345 billion over seven years but stifle innovation of new treatments and cures, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office. Democrats are likely to use the findings, from an initial report from the… Read More: CBO: Pelosi drug pricing bill would save government $345B over… »
By Michael Le Page A new cancer treatments works by by hurting fast-dividing cellsOksana Krasiuk / Alamy Stock Photo Many cancer treatments work very well in the beginning only to fail later as tumours evolve resistance. But a new generation of therapies are being developed to prevent this. One, called BOS172722, has been shown in… Read More: Anti-evolution drug may help treat resistant breast cancers »
Cancer drugs currently account for 27% of all new drug approvals in the U.S. since 2010, a dramatic increase from the 4% share of the 1980s, a newly completed analysis from the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development shows. From 1980 through 2018, the Food and Drug Administration approved a total of 126… Read More: Cancer drugs account for 27% of all new drug approvals… »