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Sanofi says Zaltrap approved in Europe for bowel cancer

French drugmaker Sanofi said on Tuesday that its Zaltrap drug had been approved for marketing in the European Union to treat advanced bowel cancer.

 

The approval follows a recommendation from the European Medicines Agency in November based on a late-stage study of the drug that showed significant improvement in survival among patients with colon cancer.

 

 

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Coffee may offer bowel cancer protection: Study

Coffee may offer bowel cancer protection: Study | Longevity science | Scoop.it
Consumption of four or more cups of coffee per day may be associated with a reduced risk of colon cancer, suggests new data.

 

The study- published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition- analyses data from almost half a million people, finding that drinking several cups of coffee a day could help protect against colon cancer by between 15% and 25%.

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