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Small molecule offers big hope against cancer

01-16-2007 · EurekAlert!

Researchers at the University of Alberta have shown that a nontoxic molecule shrinks cancers tumors, including lung, breast and brain. The results of the research will be published in the journal Cancer Cell.

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