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New Treatment From Australia For All Cancers

Posted by Soulskill on from the that's-not-a-scalpel,-this-is-a-scalpel dept.

New submitter FirephoxRising writes "A new, protein-based treatment from the University of NSW breaks down cancers by destroying their internal protein structures. The approach has been tried before but always resulted in too much damage to muscles and the heart. The new approach allows the new class of drug to attack tumors without damaging normal cells. Professor Peter Gunning said, 'Our drug causes the structure of the cancer cell to collapse — and it happens relatively quickly.'"

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  1. Yay! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Another daily cure for cancer.

    1. Re:Yay! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Quick! Patent it so only the rich can use it!

  2. Re:Even if this does pan out... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, you're right, curing cancer sucks. This is the worst day ever. :(((

  3. Call me cynical by grasshoppa · · Score: 4, Funny

    But all I think they've cured is the need for research funding for a year or two.

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  4. Re:What is this stuff? by Samrobb · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wouldn't it be ironic if the cure for cancer was bruised moldy tomatoes?

    Ridiculous. Next you'll be claiming that moldy bread is a cure for bacterial infections.

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