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Study: Lung cancer pill works for some patients

Aug 19 - By Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer

Four years after the government severely restricted its use, the lung cancer drug Iressa may be poised to make a comeback: A study concludes it can slow the deadly disease better than standard chemotherapy in certain patients.

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Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier

Nov 20 - By Maria Cheng, AP Medical Writer

Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests. An international study showed patients on Iressa, an expensive, newer targeted treatment, survived about as long as those on another course of chemotherapy.

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