Recent news about cancer and treatments - November 4, 2006

Cancer patients turn to internet for cheap drugs
The Observer, UK
Cancer patients who cannot get the modern drugs they need on the NHS are ordering them directly from international 'internet pharmacies', often without their ...

Comment from The MedRounds Editor – Ordering medications without a prescription and self-treating may be dangerous. Treatments for cancer should be monitored by licensed medical doctors who are experienced in treating your cancer.


Early detection key in fighting breast cancer
Ironton Tribune, OH

Between 1998 and 2002, 13 Lawrence County women died of breast cancer; during that same time 49 new cases of breast cancer were diagnosed. ...


Bacteria Could Make New Library Of Cancer Drugs That Are Too ...
Medical News Today (press release), UK
Researchers at the University of Warwick are examining a way of using bacteria to manufacture a new suite of potential anti-cancer drugs that are difficult to ...


Pap smears every three years: study
The Age, Australia
Women could wait longer between pap smears than they are currently advised to, according to a study of Australian cervical cancer rates. ...