‘Revolution’ in prostate cancer care as off-label breast cancer drug doubles survival
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‘Revolution’ in prostate cancer care as off-label breast cancer drug doubles survival

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/09/30/revolution-prostate-cancer-care-off-label-breast-cancer-drug/ By Henry Bodkin, health correspondent Abreast cancer drug has been used to double the survival of men with advanced prostate cancer, becoming the first successful precision medicine for the disease. Doctors at the Royal Marsden Hospital who conducted the trial say the results amount to a “revolution” in prostate cancer care. They…

Drug exports restricted ‘to protect NHS patients’
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Drug exports restricted ‘to protect NHS patients’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49907056 By Hugh Pym Health Editor at BBC Health News The UK government has announced a ban on some drug exports to protect NHS patients’ access to medicines. The 24 medicines affected include hormone replacement therapy drugs, contraceptives and adrenaline pens. The move comes after a survey of local pharmacists found…

Babies in the womb have lizard-like hand muscles
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Babies in the womb have lizard-like hand muscles

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49876827 By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Babies in the womb have extra lizard-like muscles in their hands that most will lose before they are born, medical scans reveal. They are probably one of the oldest, albeit fleeting, remnants of evolution seen in humans yet, biologists say, in the…

How to stop smoking for Stoptober 2019 and even quit cigarettes for good
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How to stop smoking for Stoptober 2019 and even quit cigarettes for good

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This article was taken from: https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/stoptober-campaign-2019-stop-smoking-quit-cigarettes-doctor-nhs-a4250146.html By Georgia Chambers & Tom Herbert at the Evening Standard How to stop smoking for Stoptober 2019 and even quit cigarettes for good More Brits than ever before are choosing to ditch cigarettes, with figures suggesting smoking rates are dropping at record numbers. According to Public Health England, the latest numbers…

‘Revolutionary’ drug for prostate cancer
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‘Revolutionary’ drug for prostate cancer

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49877843 By BBC Health news Olaparib could become a revolutionary treatment for prostate cancer – the first genetically targeted drug for fighting the disease, say experts. The precision medicine is already used by the NHS for ovarian cancer and has been called a game-changer by cancer doctors. A cancer conference heard how,…