Groovenstein Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9753394/ "A drug that targets only diseased cells has proved astonishingly effective against an aggressive form of early breast cancer — a long-sought breakthrough that has doctors talking about curing thousands of women each year in this country alone." Well done, doctors. I hope you and the companies who pay you and market this product make a boatload of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 This is great news. I wonder if this will lead to a new class of drugs to fight various types of cancers. In other words, I wonder if this drug took a new approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liriodendron Tulipifera Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 This is great news. I wonder if this will lead to a new class of drugs to fight various types of cancers. In other words, I wonder if this drug took a new approach. My grandfather is actually being treated for lymphoma at the moment with some new type of treatment: monoclonal antibodies. It's some group of antibodies produced in mouse cells - or some other animal cells - that attacks only the cancer cells, and thus avoids all the nasty side effects of chemo and radiation! Lots of cool stuff going on out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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