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Prostate cancer drug ‘extends lives’ – Source – BBC News

Early treatment with a chemotherapy drug extends the lives of patients with advanced prostate cancer by nearly two years, a major study shows. Docetaxel is normally given after hormone treatment has failed. But results, to be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology, will show earlier treatment can extend life expectancy from 43 to

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From American Scientist

World Cancer Incidence Will Grow 75% by 2030, WHO Says … The researchers reported their findings in the journal Lancet Oncology. The team found that cancers typically associated with infections–such as cervical, … www.americanscientist.org/science/pub/world-cancer-incidence-will-grow-75-by-2030-who-says Slipping Past Cancer’s Barriers » American Scientist Nowadays oncology textbooks report more than 200 cancer types, with a diverse spectrum of diseases even within individual organs.

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