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1 posted on 02/08/2003 6:30:53 PM PST by blam
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It may help restore the production of a protein which is believed to protect against the disease.

I thought you had to eat protein because the body did not produce it.

Maybe meateaters have something going for them.

2 posted on 02/08/2003 7:10:57 PM PST by CPOSharky (Therapist for those hockey-puck irrational numbers)
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A drug derived from vitamin A could help prevent former smokers from developing lung cancer, it has been claimed. It may help restore the production of a protein which is believed to protect against the disease.

It's a good idea to eat some live plants every day. Provides some vitamins and mineral you ordinarily might not get.

4 posted on 02/08/2003 7:17:32 PM PST by Dec31,1999
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Thanks for the interesting article, blam. Here's another story on the same topic:

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/htmlCache/2003-02-04T215336Z_01_N04382062_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-HEALTH-CANCER-LUNG-DC.html

It may be of interest to anyone who owns stock in Ligand Pharmaceuticals. They make 9-CIS-retinoic acid (trade name: Panretin). It's sold in gel form as a topical treatment for Kaposi's Sarcoma. Here's the bit that could be of interest to shareholders:

"Kurie said his team now wants to test related compounds that may be safer. 'We are starting to talk to Ligand Pharmaceuticals about Targretin," he said. This drug has a similar mechanism and has shown promise in a range of cancers. "It is probably better tolerated than 9-cis-retinoic acid,' Kurie said."

It caught my eye because I owned stock in Ligand for years, and finally lost patience and sold my last shares about a year ago, for about what they originally cost. The company had great science, but they never seemed able to translate it into commercial success.

I don't recommend anyone rushing out to buy Ligand; like all biotechs, it's very speculative. Just thought that if anyone already has the shares, this might give them some hope. I notice the share price is as low as I've ever seen it (don't know why, as I no longer follow the company).

6 posted on 02/08/2003 7:33:05 PM PST by solzhenitsyn ("Live Not By Lies")
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"...smoking can also put never-smokers at risk of lung cancer through passive smoking."

Dr. Sharp just identified herself as a quack.

8 posted on 02/08/2003 10:34:27 PM PST by Bonaparte
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