Androcur: 112,000 letters sent to alert patients to the risk of brain tumors
This drug multiplies by 7 the risk of brain tumor after 6 months and by 20 beyond 5 years of ...
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Allergies, Androcur and exam stress Allergy to pollens: red alert in France this week
France is on red alert for allergies, 112,000 letters have been sent to alert patients to the risk of brain ...
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Androcur: new patients should be informed of the risk of brain tumor
Prescribed since the 1980s as a contraceptive or treatment against acne, Androcur is today suspected of greatly increasing the risk ...
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After Androcur, two other drugs are suspected of causing tumors
Luteran and Lutenyl, prescribed for endometriosis, menopausal symptoms, menstrual disorders or fibroids, are suspected to be linked to cases of ...
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Immunotherapy: breakthrough in the treatment of brain tumors
Immunotherapy could prove effective against a certain type of brain tumour, so far resistant to all forms of treatment, in ...
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Androcur: patients will be required to sign a form before treatment
Patients will soon have to sign a care agreement form before starting any treatment with Androcur or its generics, which ...
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UK baby who laughed a lot actually had brain tumor
In the UK, a brain tumor was diagnosed in a baby who laughed two weeks after birth and for up ...
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Androcur drug: eight brain tumors are discovered after 10 years of treatment
A 53-year-old biologist pharmacist from Albigensia recounts how her life turned upside down after taking Androcur for 10 years to ...
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Androcur: brain tumors and the scandal of off-label prescriptions
Most often prescribed off-label, as a contraceptive or treatment against acne and endometriosis, Androcur® multiplies the risk of brain tumor ...
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Brain cancer: nanoparticles could be a game-changer
American researchers have developed a treatment based on nanoparticles in mice that could overcome gliobastoma, the most common and aggressive ...
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Brain cancer: old drug offers new alternative in schwannoma
Mifepristone, a drug used to induce abortions in the United States, may be an alternative treatment for the management of ...
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