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Cholesterol-Lowering Statin Drugs Reduces Lung Cancer Risk

May 8, 2007 – 4:20 am

Washington D.C. (AHN) - A study has found that people who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs for more than six months cut their lung cancer risk by 55 percent. A Veterans Administration study suggests that the same is applicable to smokers who took the drugs for four or more years thus cutting their lung cancer risk […]

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FDA extends review of Wyeth cancer drug

April 7, 2007 – 3:03 am

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals said Friday the Food and Drug Administration extended its review of the company’s new drug application for Torisel, an experimental drug being developed to treat advanced renal cell carcinoma, until July.
The FDA said its needs an additional three months to complete a full review of additional information on tumor evaluation recently submitted by […]

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