Derivative Of The Sweet Wormwood Plant Shows Potential In Preventing Breast Cancer
24th Dec 2005, 01:44 GMT
A derivative of the sweet wormwood plant used since ancient times to fight malaria and shown to precisely target and kill cancer cells may someday aid in stopping breast cancer before it gets a toehold. In a new study, two University of Washington bioengineers found that the substance, artemisinin, appeared to prevent the onset of breast cancer in rats that had been given a cancer-causing agent... click link for more info.
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