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Friday, June 21, 2013

Cancer breakthrough: New drug shown to prevent cancer growth ready for human testing (in The Toronto Star)

"Two of the world’s foremost cancer researchers announced Tuesday the creation of a new drug aimed at preventing the growth of an array of cancers.

"Tak Mak, director of the Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Dr. Dennis Slamon, of the University of California, Los Angeles, are part of the 100-person team that developed the drug, which has been tested on human ovarian, breast, pancreas, lung and colon cancer in mice."

Full article: Cancer breakthrough: New drug shown to prevent cancer growth ready for human testing.