Fungal Toxin Used to Treat Cancer Via Nanoparticles
 

Tumor Blood Supply Highlighted by Nanoparticle Contrast (Source: Washington University School of Medicine)Fumagillin has severe neurotoxic side effects when used in humans at normal doses

Cancer treatments like chemotherapy often carry severe side effects that can be more debilitating than the disease for some, even though the treatment is required for survival in many cancer patients. In lieu of a cure for cancer, the best way to help improve life expectancy for cancer patients is to find better treatments while making the treatments induce less side effects for cancer sufferers.

*Source: DailyTech (http://www.dailytech.com/Fungal+Toxi...cle11357.htm)*

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