Cheap drug cuts colon cancer risk — and may help treat it

While the drug may not be strong enough to treat colon cancer on its own, researchers believe it could enhance more aggressive therapies when used in combination. Read More

Big development in medical science: This cheap and the most ... - MSN

Researchers are exploring metformin, a common diabetes drug, as a potential aid in colon cancer treatment. Early studies suggest it could enhance existing therapies, especially for aggressive ... Read More

Could weight loss drugs help prevent cancer? Here's what a ... - CBS News

Researchers found GLP-1s may modestly reduce the risk of 14 obesity-related cancers, especially colorectal cancer, when compared to a weight-neutral medication used to treat diabetes. Read More

Doctors Say This Cheap Drug May Be a "Game Changer" for ... - MSN

Growing research shows that metformin could help prevent and treat colorectal cancer. Last week, the American Association for Cancer Research held its annual conference in Chicago. Read More

Exercise may benefit colon cancer patients as much as some drugs - NBC News

Exercise may significantly reduce the risk of colon cancer returning in patients after treatment, a phase 3 clinical trial finds. Read More

Common drug may limit cancer treatment’s efficacy: Study

A commonly prescribed medication used to counteract lung cancer therapy side effects could be minimizing a cancer treatment’s efficacy, according to research from Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of ... Read More

New immunotherapy drug could help some cancer patients avoid ... - WBUR

According to the results of a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine, 92% of patients who took this drug were cancer-free after two years. Read More

Study finds exercise can keep colon cancer from recurring

An exercise program can reduce the risk that colorectal cancer will return after surgery and chemotherapy, according to a new study. Read More

New Understanding of a Decades-Old Bladder Cancer Treatment Could Help ...

A team of researchers from MSK and Weill Cornell Medicine is expanding the understanding of how a decades-old treatment for bladder cancer works — an understanding that could help improve the ... Read More

FDA Approves Avutometinib-Defactinib Combination for Treating Recurrent ...

The first drug for a rare and difficult-to-treat type of ovarian cancer has been granted accelerated approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The treatment, called avutometinib plus ... Read More

Metformin Being Studied As Colon-Cancer-Fighting Supplement - Business ...

Metformin is a go-to diabetes drug, and researchers are looking at whether it can be used as a cancer-fighting supplement, too. Read More

Experimental cancer drugs found to help some patients avoid surgery

Patients with some gastrointestinal tumors were able to be treated with immunotherapy drugs alone and avoid surgery, chemotherapy or radiation, the study found. Read More