Friday, October 28, 2011

Kidney-cancer drug prevents breast cancer from worsening: study

A “game-changing” study by the Swiss drug maker Novartis has shown that its kidney-cancer drug Afinitor also works to slow breast cancer’s progression.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Breast preservation possible for lobular breast cancer patients

About half of women with lobular breast cancer may be able to save their affected breast by undergoing chemotherapy prior to breast surgery, an Austrian study has found.