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12/31/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Potato virus found to activate an anti-tumor immune response; it works on its own or in conjunction with traditional cancer treatments

A potato virus may hold the key to triggering an anti-tumor immune response that could help treat cancer, a new study suggests. A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have revealed that they have successfully altered virus particles into “cancer drug delivery devices for mice.” However, the team shared that injecting the […]

12/03/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Most cancer drugs make it to the market without any proof they’re safe or effective

As if suffering from cancer weren’t bad enough on its own, a new study has found that nearly two-thirds of the cancer drugs that gained authorization from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) from 2009 to 2013 did not offer any clear proof that they would extend or improve patients’ lives. The study, which was carried […]

10/12/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Scientists unable to find any proof that cancer drugs improve or extend life, prompting them to demand evidence before approval

Many people would be surprised by how few medications are truly effective, with popular medications like antidepressants and statins having very poor records when it comes to actually solving the medical problems they are designed to address. In the latest disappointing news in this regard, a recent study published in BMJ shows that there is […]

04/27/2016 / By D. Samuelson

Cancer industry set to profit off new Medicare proposition that gives financial incentive for doctor’s to recommend the most expensive prescription brands

You know that cancer is a multi billion dollar industry. Since President Nixon’s decision to create the war on cancer back in 1971, it’s only increased. That’s what happens when the government needs an excuse to create that which they declare they are against. Remember the “war” on poverty, drugs and our current 24/7 charade, the one […]

03/21/2016 / By Greg White

Doctor: Big Pharma conveniently makes $3 BILLION extra by stuffing excess pills in patients’ prescriptions while charging them for it

Not only are cancer drugs expensive – they’re wasted. That is at least the conclusion of a provocative new study by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which estimates $3 billion a year are wasted on trashed cancer drugs. The study found that cancer drugs are wasted because they are distributive in the U.S. in vials […]

01/11/2016 / By Julie Wilson

Price-gouging pharma exec defends drug hikes, calls it a “responsible” business practice

While this doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise to anyone anymore, it’s still of paramount importance to report that the pharmaceutical executives behind the atrocious price-gouging of lifesaving drugs are not in the least bit remorseful about their unethical tactics. In fact, they even consider the immense price hikes to be “very responsible.” The revelation was made […]

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