M. D. Anderson examines use of toad venom in cancer treatment
Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 12:07
in Health & Medicine
HOUSTON - Huachansu, a Chinese medicine that comes from the dried venom secreted by the skin glands of toads, has tolerable toxicity levels, even at doses eight times those normally administered, and may slow disease progression in some cancer patients, say researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.