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Hospitals in Oxfordshire to test for susceptibility to dangers of chemotherapy
July 1, 2019Manufacturing and Production Cancer, Diagnostics, NHS, UK, breast, colon, oesophogus, pharma
Hospitals in Oxfordshire have introduced a genetic test which helps doctors predict the dangerous side effects of chemotherapy. In …
More cancer patients surviving for longer
October 31, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, bladder, breast, myeloma, oncology, ons, prostate
Cancer survival rates in England are continuing to improve, though many cancers still have an ‘extremely poor’ prognosis, according to …
Roche’s Perjeta sees ‘impressive’ survival rates
September 29, 2014Sales and Marketing Cancer, ESMO, Perjeta, Roche, breast, madrid
Roche’s oncology drug Perjeta combined with other medicines can help certain breast cancer patients live longer. This is according to …
‘Angelina effect’ sees BRCA tests soar in UK
September 19, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, angelina jolie, brac1, brad, breast, mastectomy
Referrals for testing for breast cancer risk more than doubled across the UK, after Oscar-winning American actress Angelina Jolie announced …
Cancer Research funding to be doubled
April 30, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRUK, Cancer, brain, breast, funding, lung
Cancer Research UK is to increase its research funding by 50% over the next decade as part of a new strategy …
Kadcyla launches in UK
February 13, 2014Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, Kadcyla, NHS, Roche, breast
Roche’s Kadcyla, indicated to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer, has launched today in the UK.Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine) which …
Pfizer breast cancer drug shows promise
February 4, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Pfizer, breast, femara, letrozole, palbociclib
Pfizer’s experimental breast cancer drug palbociclib has successfully extended progression-free survival in a Phase II trial. The pill was administered …
PIP founder jailed for fraud
December 11, 2013Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing breast, implants, pip, silicone
The boss of a French firm at the centre of a global health scare over faulty breast implants has been …
Afinitor recommended in Europe for breast cancer
June 22, 2012Sales and Marketing Afinitor, CHMP, Cancer, Novartis, breast
A European committee is recommending Novartis’ Afinitor to treat women with a certain type of breast cancer. The CHMP says …
New data shows Herceptin’s ability to increase survival
April 24, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cochrane, Herceptin, Roche, breast
A new review of Roche’s breast cancer drug Herceptin has confirmed its ability to increase overall survival, but concerns remain …
