Cheap Drug Hope For Breast Cancer

A combination of two inexpensive existing drugs may offer a new way to treat breast cancer, according to UK and Finnish researchers.
The common chemotherapy drug and a brittle bone medicine almost completely stopped the growth of tumours in mice.
The Journal of the National Cancer Institute said the combination cost a twentieth of Herceptin, given to [...]

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Positive Thinkers ‘Avoid Cancer’

Women who have a positive outlook may decrease their chances of developing breast cancer, say Israeli Researchers.
The small study, published in the BioMed Central journal, also found that getting divorced, or being bereaved could increase the risk.
But the Researchers admitted that women were questioned after their diagnosis, which might significantly change their outlook on life.
UK [...]

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Hope Over Early Arthritis Test

A new way of scanning joints which may reveal early warning signs of arthritis is being developed by US researchers.
The MRI scan looks for low levels of the chemical glycosaminogycan, which helps cartilage in joints hold the water that makes it tough and elastic.
New York University Researchers told the American Chemical Society Conference early diagnosis [...]

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