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  • Drug 'attacks cancer stem cells' (... targets ...cells which help breast cancers grow and spread )

    08/14/2009 9:43:41 AM PDT · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 8 replies · 514+ views
    BBC ^ | Friday, 14 August 2009 12:23 UK 11:23 GMT, | BBC Staff
    A compound that appears to target the master cells which help breast cancers grow and spread has been discovered by US scientists.Some 16,000 chemicals were tested by researchers In tests in mice, salinomycin killed breast cancer stem cells far more effectively than some existing drugs, and slowed tumour growth. The drug, a farm antibiotic, has yet to be tested in humans, the journal Cell reports. But UK experts warned a human version could be some years away. This is one of the biggest advances we have seen this year in this area of research Dr John Stingl Cancer Research UK...