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WorldPosted at: Jul 10 2019 10:12AM


Cancer-fighting drugs included in UN list of essential medicines

United Nations, Jul 10 (UNI) The UN health agency, WHO, has announced that dozens of new drugs have been added to the list of essential medicines that every country should have, including new cancer treatments that can be swallowed rather than injected.
More than 150 countries use the UN’s Essential Medicines List, which contains around 460 drugs deemed critical to treat public health needs. This latest update adds 28 products for adults and 23 for children, and specifies new uses for 26 already-listed products, based on value for money, evidence and health impact.
WHO said on Tuesday that the five cancer therapies added to the list are regarded as “the best in terms of survival rates” to treat melanoma, lung, blood and prostate cancers.
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