It may be feasible to treat pancreatic cancer by using one drug to get the cancer cells to depend on a single source of energy, and another drug to take it away from them. Using two types of drugs at once may combat hard-to-treat pancreatic cancer. The approach looks promising after a recent study successfully
Lung cancer mortality rates among women are projected to rise globally by 43% by 2030 and exceed deaths from breast cancer, new research indicates. During the study period, the global mortality rate for breast cancer is projected to decrease by 9%. The mortality rate for lung cancer will be higher than that for breast cancer
Further lowering of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in patients with already low LDL-C produced benefit in terms of reduced risk for major vascular events with no serious adverse effects, a large meta-analysis suggests. Marc S. Sabatine, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues analyzed data for a subgroup of patients with
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