By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

SUNDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs used widely to treat anemia in cancer patients may actually speed progression of the cancer in certain individuals, but researchers report they may found a way to determine who those individuals are.

By Nicholas Mulcahy
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer patients who develop anemia during chemotherapy face almost three times the risk of a recurrence in the same area of the affected breast, new research suggests.

By Steve Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted Thursday to recommend continued use of blood-boosting drugs for cancer patients on chemotherapy, with the caveat that certain cancer sufferers should steer clear of the medications.

By Steve Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- When a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel meets Thursday to weigh whether blood-boosting drugs are safe to use in cancer patients suffering from anemia, the question will not be an easy one to answer.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Drug maker Amgen Inc. said Friday it expanded black box warnings about risks of death and tumor growth of its blockbuster anemia drugs.

The warnings approved by the Food and Drug Administration state that the company's drugs increased death and accelerated tumor growth in patients with early stage breast cancer and cervical cancer. Earlier labeling warned of similar risks in other types of cancer.

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