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German scientists grow mini-tumours to help youngsters beat cancer ? DPA

Peter, 16, slim, blonde with glasses, is busy playing computer games. Something he loves. He is undeterred by the plaster where his left eye used to be. He is a cancer survivor – aided by scientists who test dozens of drugs on miniature tumours they grow using cells from children and teenagers with cancer. Each year, around 400,000 children and adolescents develop cancer, according to the World Health Organization. The most common types of childhood cancers include leukaemias, brain cancers, lymphomas and solid tumours. Peter was diagnosed in 2021, whe his eye began to swell and he started squ…

Pfizer succeeds in late-stage trial for colorectal cancer therapy

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced Saturday that its colorectal cancer therapy Braftovi, as part of a combination regimen, reduced tumor size (confirmed objective response rate) in a late-stage trial with a clinically meaningful and statistically significant effect.

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