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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

Better use of existing drugs increases cervical cancer survival, study suggests

PA Wire

Treatment with existing drugs before standard treatment for cervical cancer may lead to a 35% reduction in the risk of death or the return of cancer, a study has suggested.

Researchers assessed whether a short course of induction chemotherapy (IC) – using a drug to destroy as many cancer cells as possible – before chemoradiation (CRT) could reduce rates of relapse and death.

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