Repurposed Drugs in Cancer Care

With widespread access to cancer research studies and anecdotal stories through internet searches and social media, people with cancer are becoming increasingly proactive in exploring all available treatment options. This trend has spurred grassroots adoption of complex supplement regimens and repurposed drug protocols. The fact that there is some evidence for various repurposed drugs to improve cancer outcomes makes it tempting for individuals to assume these drugs will help their cancer.

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Fenbendazole and Cancer: A Closer Look at Its Use and Risks

CancerChoices reviews and synthesizes the evidence behind complementary therapies including repurposed drugs. Given the significant interest in our review of Mebendazole and Fenbendazole, and our accompanying article on repurposed drugs, we’ve partnered with Mark Taylor of Patient Led Oncology to provide a deeper analysis of Fenbendazole.  

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Three Surprisingly Effective Complementary Cancer Therapies: Aspirin, Vitamin D, and Melatonin

In this CancerChoices webinar, Michael Lerner, Nancy Hepp, and Laura Pole, MSN, RN, OCNS of CancerChoices explore the good evidence of effectiveness for improving survival and reducing risk of cancer for three complementary therapies.

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New Efforts to Make Cell Therapies Like CAR-T More Accessible for Patients

Cell therapies like CAR-T are an extraordinary new class of drugs that have the potential to successfully treat cancer.

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Lindsay McDonell: What’s Next? Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer

Five years into living with recurrence, I’m more focused on asking ‘What’s the next thing?’ and researching therapies put before me to figure out if they are likely to help me.

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