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Important to use sun protection during blood pressure treatment

Written by | 11 Dec 2025

Some blood pressure medications can make the skin extra prone to sunburn. A registry study from Lund University in Sweden shows a possible increased risk of basal cell […]

Study finds most cancer patients exposed to misinformation. Researchers pilot ‘information prescription’

Written by | 2 Oct 2025

Ninety-three percent of patients with a new cancer diagnosis were exposed to at least one type of misinformation about cancer treatments, a UF Health Cancer Center study has found. Most patients […]

Enhancing cancer care: The Maggie’s model of tailored support and partnership

Written by | 13 Aug 2025

Cancer care charity, Maggie’s, provides tailored support for cancer patients that complements clinical treatment. Founded in 1996 by Maggie Keswick-Jencks after she was told that she had recurrent […]

EMA Annual Report: 114 new medicines in 2024

Written by | 27 Jun 2025

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) – the EU’s drug safety watchdog – approved 114 medicines last year, with 46 of these having a new active substance which had […]

EU regulators warn of ‘vulnerabilities’ in supply of radiopharmaceuticals

Written by | 21 May 2025

Europe faces limited supplies of medicines containing radioisotopes which are used to diagnose or treat cancer, according to EU-level and national drug regulators. Experts say European countries should […]

New Medicare program could dramatically improve affordability for cancer drugs – if patients enroll

Written by | 11 May 2025

Even for patients covered by Medicare, annual out-of-pocket costs for lifesaving cancer treatments taken in pill form have often exceeded $10,000—until recently. Thanks to changes in Medicare Part […]

Breast cancer death rates have stopped going down

Written by | 17 Mar 2025

A new paper in the Journal of Breast Imaging, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that breast cancer mortality rates have stopped declining in women older than age 74, and […]

Could the contraceptive pill reduce risk of ovarian cancer?

Written by | 6 Feb 2025

It’s a little pill with big responsibilities. But despite its primary role to prevent pregnancy, the contraceptive pill (or ‘the Pill’) could also help reduce the risk of ovarian […]

Urine-based test detects aggressive prostate cancer

Written by | 4 Feb 2025

Traditional approaches to prostate cancer screening involve blood tests, MRI, and biopsies. However, in addition to being uncomfortable, some of these procedures result in overdiagnosis of low-grade cancers. […]

Cancer drugs linked to severe chronic peripheral nerve pain for 4 in every 10 patients

Written by | 3 Feb 2025

Worldwide, cancer chemotherapy is linked to persistent severe peripheral nerve pain (neuropathy) for around 4 in every 10 patients treated with these drugs, suggests a pooled data analysis […]

Significant worldwide disparities in availability and timeliness of new cancer drugs

Written by | 14 Oct 2024

Despite considerable progress in the discovery and development of new cancer drugs, there are significant disparities in both the availability and timeliness of these medicines worldwide, with poorer […]

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research funding aims to speed the development of new drugs for some of the most common cancers

Written by | 4 Oct 2024

The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) continues to support Ontario drug discovery research by funding high-quality investigations of new therapies for some of the most prevalent pediatric […]

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