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  • BBC: Drug for deadly prostate cancer ( Limited Trials so far...but promising )

    07/21/2008 9:26:08 PM PDT · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 4 replies · 355+ views
    BBC ^ | Monday, 21 July 2008 00:10 UK 23:10 GMT, | BBC Staff
    Drug for deadly prostate cancer Aggressive prostate cancer has a poor prognosis Scientists are hailing a new drug to treat aggressive prostate cancer as potentially the most significant advance in the field for 70 years. Abiraterone could potentially treat up to 80% of patients with a deadly form of the disease resistant to currently available chemotherapy, they say. The drug works by blocking the hormones which fuel the cancer. The Institute of Cancer Research hopes a simple pill form will be available in two to three years. We believe we have made a major step forward in the treatment...