Category Archives: hypoxia

Chest pain drug may have cancer benefits

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Mere Christian

Chest pain drug may have cancer benefits* Thandi Fletcher, National Post A common drug used to treat chest pain could help boost the body’s immune response to destroy some cancers, say researchers at Queen’s University in Kingston.

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The Canadian Cancer Research Conference

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Mere Christian

The Canadian Cancer Research Conference At the end of November 2011, I attended the CCRC in Toronto, Canada. It was a good experience. One hot topic in the meeting was about how cancer cells are so plastic and heterogeneous  that … Continue reading →

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