Charity News from Sunday, Jun. 6, 2004

Common Bone Complications in Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients Lead to Increased Medical Costs
Columbia 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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