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Scientists Express Hope with New Cancer Drug

Tuesday, 18 June 2013 11:10

There's renewed hope today a cure, or at least a treatment for cancer is a step closer to reality. A Canadian cancer researcher cried today as he talked about a new drug he's helped developed. Dr. Tak Mak of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto and Dr. Dennis Slamon of UCLA, led the teams that have worked for 10 years to develop the drug. They're now hoping to get permission to test it on humans. Mak says he can't promise this drug will work on people as well as it has on mice, but says they will keep coming up with drugs until they find the one that does work. They're hopeful this new drug they've developed will eventually prove to be a breakthrough in treating several types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, colorectal, pancreatic and prostate cancers.

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