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Targeting Tumors Without Severe Side Effects Possible Say Sydney Scientists
Nanotechnology is being used by an Australian team to build mini-cells which can specifically attack malignant cancer cells while leaving healthy tissue unaffected. The new cells are about one-fifth the size of a normal cell and can release drugs directly into cancerous tumors. It is hoped that the new technique could be used to treat [...]
click here to read full article...New HXR9 Drug Kills Cancer Cells by Blocking HOX Gene Activity
Research at the Postgraduate Medical School at the University of Surrey has led to a new drug, HXR9, which shows promise for treating malignant melanoma as well as lung, prostate, and kidney cancers. This new drug therapy is designed to stop processes that normally occur in the embryo from being mistakenly reactivated in adult cells. [...]
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