Charity News from Sunday, Jun. 6, 2004Common Bone Complications in Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients Lead to Increased Medical CostsColumbia University Health Sciences | Bone complications associated with prostate cancer cause a substantial economic burden, according to a new study led by a physician-scientist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. New Breast Cancer Drug Shrinks Tumors or Slows Growth in Up to Half of Women Duke University Medical Center | A new and experimental breast cancer drug called lapatinib inhibited tumor growth in nearly half of women who took it for eight weeks in a national Phase I clinical trial, according to results of a new study.
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