Thursday, July 19, 2007

Taking cancer drugs with food may be more effective

Previously experts have warned of the potential dangers of interactions between food and drugs, but a research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showed that taking the breast cancer drug, lapatinib (TYKERB), with food could improve the effectiveness of drugs. This means patients could take lower doses therefore reducing the costs of treating patients.

Researchers call for more research to assess the effects of drug-combinations on patients and warn patients against their own experiments. Read more...

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