Swiss Cancer League

Details

Name :

Swiss Cancer League

Address  :

Effingerstrasse 40
Postfach 8219

Town  :

Bern

State  :

Bern

Country  :

SWITZERLAND

Post Code:

3001

Phone  :

031 389 91 00

Fax  :

031 389 91 60

Web URL  :

Statins prevent cancer in transplant patients

Cholesterolbusting statins may reduce the risk of cancer in heart transplant patients as scientists find a new use for the drugs A study of transplant recipients in Switzerland has found that those on statins were less likely to develop cancer and less likely to die than those who were not taking the drug The effect did not depend on the patients... Read More

Group B Neisseria meningitidis Vaccine Shows Promise

An investigational vaccine may represent a strong lead in the fight against group B Neisseria meningitidis according to results of a phase 2 study published online in the Lancet Administered in 3 doses over the course of 6 months a new bivalent vaccine was well tolerated and induced a strong immune response against multiple strains of the poten... Read More