breast cancer drugs

Breast Cancer Drug May Prevent Infections

harminka — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:35:58 -0500

An FDA-approved drug used for preventing recurrence of breast cancer shows promise in fighting life-threatening fungal infections common in immune-compromised patients, such as infants born prematurely and patients with cancer. Some scientists suspected that tamoxifen has antifungal properties; now new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center shows that it actually kills fungus cells and stops them from causing disease.

Breast cancer drug to be added to PBS

seher — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:58:49 -0500

Australian women with advanced breast cancer will have cheaper access to the drug Tykerb from next month.

Breast cancer pill Femara prevents cancer recurrence

seher — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:52:49 -0500

Taking the breast cancer pill Femara can significantly reduce the chances that a woman's cancer will return, even long after she has stopped taking the estrogen blocker tamoxifen, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Tamoxifen treats mania faster than some standard medications

harminka — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:04:07 -0500

The medication tamoxifen, best known as a treatment for breast cancer, dramatically reduces symptoms of the manic phase of bipolar disorder more quickly than many standard medications for the mental illness, a new study shows.

Women stop taking breast cancer drug because of side effects

harminka — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:08:13 -0500

More than 10 percent of women with breast cancer stopped taking a commonly prescribed drug because of joint and muscle pain, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

FDA approves Tykerb and Xeloda for the treatment of advanced or metastatic breast cancer

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:02:02 -0500