Reuters - An experimental drug added to chemotherapy slowed aggressive, late-stage breast cancers that resumed growing despite standard treatment with the drug Herceptin, U.S. researchers said on Saturday.

Reuters - GlaxoSmithKline's experimental pill Tykerb helped some patients with advanced kidney cancer live longer, French researchers reported on Saturday.

AFP - Bayer, the German pharmaceuticals and chemicals giant, said it had moved a step closer to having its new kidney cancer drug Nexavar (sorafenib) approved for marketing in Europe.

American Cancer Society - Summary: A less invasive type of surgery for kidney cancer offers good results, at least in the short term, researchers report in the Journal of Urology. A team from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation says patients fared well when their tumors were removed laparoscopically -- using a few small incisions instead of opening the entire abdomen. But the procedure is complicated and requires expert surgeons, they warn.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A small tumor in a kidney may not always mean surgeons have to remove the whole organ, researchers report.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A small tumor in a kidney may not always mean surgeons have to remove the whole organ, researchers report.

Reuters - Moderate alcohol intake appears to be associated with a decreased risk of kidney cancer in middle-aged and older women, according to a study conducted in Sweden.

American Cancer Society - The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the drug Nexavar (sorafenib tosylate) for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer.