October 2007

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October 9, 2007

Study Suggests New Pill Is Better Than Traditional Chemotherapy

There's new hope of less side effects and a better chance of survival for colon cancer patients. An oral drug to treat colon cancer is proving much more convenient than traditional chemotherapy, has fewer side effects - and a study... ... more

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October 3, 2007

Stem Cells Prompt Metastasis

U.S. researchers report that dangerous changes in cancer cells which allow them to spread around the body could be triggered by the body's own stem cells:A Whitehead Institute team found human breast cancers in mice are more likely to spread... ... more

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