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Study: New way to spot breast cancer shows promise

September 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1

(AP) -- A radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, revealing more tumors and giving fewer false alarms, doctors reported ...


Doctors say Vytorin-cancer link can't be ruled out

September 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- Results from three studies of the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin are not enough to prove or rule out a possible link to a higher risk of cancer, so the drug should be used with great caution until more is known, ...


FDA investigates possible Vytorin link to cancer

August 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- Federal drug safety regulators said Thursday they are investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin can increase patients' risk of developing cancer.