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Researchers Use 'Decoy' Molecule to Treat Cancer

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the as-good-as-the-real-thing dept.

Jerry Rivers writes "The Globe and Mail is reporting that scientists in British Columbia have successfully used a 'decoy' molecule to shrink advanced prostate tumors. Citing a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the the Globe story explains how the researchers are the first to find a way to block the process of androgen reception in cells and prevent, a key trigger in the onset of prostate cancer."

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  1. If this is not the opportunity for... by cp.tar · · Score: -1, Troll

    ... a "frosty piss" post, I don't know what is.

    Sorry, couldn't help it.

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  2. Re:Only problem is.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Sad for you perhaps, but not me! :-D

    Signed,
    Cold hearted bastard