http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090205/ap_on_he_me/med_colon_cancer_drugs]In colon cancer drug study, more wasn't better (AP) [/URL]



AP - Doctors thought that combining two newer drugs that more precisely attack cancer would help people with advanced colon cancer. Instead, it made the cancer worse and made the patients more miserable, a study found. The surprising findings underscore the importance of doing rigorous studies before rushing to mix these pricey, new-generation drugs, the Dutch researchers and other experts said.