Fenway
05-15-2007, 07:21 AM
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Two professors at the University of Oklahoma say they've developed a protein that can stop the spread of certain cancer cells without damaging normal cells.
Pento said the research started with breast cancer and expanded to include other types of solid tumors.
They found the fusion protein to be just as helpful in fighting lung, prostate and pancreatic cancers.
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Pento said the research started with breast cancer and expanded to include other types of solid tumors.
They found the fusion protein to be just as helpful in fighting lung, prostate and pancreatic cancers.
More here. (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CANCER_DISCOVERY?SITE=FLROC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)