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First compound that specifically kills cancer stem cells found

The cancer stem cells that drive tumor growth and resist chemotherapies and radiation treatments that kill other cancer cells aren't invincible after all. Researchers reporting online on August 13th in the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, have discovered the first compound that targets those cancer stem cells directly.

Scientists advance safety of nanotechnology

Scientists have identified for the first time a mechanism by which nanoparticles
cause lung damage and have demonstrated that it can be combated by blocking the
process involved, taking a step toward addressing the growing concerns over the
safety of nanotechnology.

Common chemotherapy drug triggers fatal allergic reactions

CHICAGO -- A chemotherapy drug that is supposed to help save cancer patients' lives, instead resulted in life-threatening and sometimes fatal allergic reactions.

Combining chemotherapy with AZT may eradicate certain cancers

New research suggests that combining the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel with very low doses of the HIV-fighting drug AZT may shrink or even eradicate certain types of cancer tumors. Using both drugs in mice helped inhibit the enzyme telomerase, a component critical to the livelihood of some cancer cells. Telomerase helps to build and maintain telomeres ? protective strands of DNA at each end of a chromosome.



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