Umbilical cord stem cells transport anti-cancer drugs directly to tumours
Monday, July 14, 2008 - 14:56
in Health & Medicine
Kansas State University researchers are working on a method of delivering cancer drugs that promises to be more efficient and reduce the side effects patients have to deal with. 'Although chemotherapy has saved many lives, it often has undesirable side effects,' said Deryl Troyer, professor of anatomy and physiology at K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine...
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