studentprintz.com — Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada found a cheap and easy to produce drug that kills almost all cancers. The drug is dichloroacetate, and since it is already used to treat metabolic disorders, we know it should be no problem to use it for other purposes. Here's the big catch. Pharmaceutical companies probably won't invest.
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tablesporkJan 30, 2007
Link to the NewScientist article: <a class="user" href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn10971">http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn10971</a>University of Alberta's site for more information: <a class="user" href="http://www.depmed.ualberta.ca/dca">http://www.depmed.ualberta.ca/dca</a>
tosti444Feb 3, 2007
Come on people, why hasn't this been digged more? This is great news! Or is the report false in any way?
wobitnobbyApr 24, 2007
not false, just a repeat of a previously submitted story. It made it to the front page last time. In my reading, it seems like this DCA is indeed slowly moving towards recognition, and I have read stories of individuals who failed standard of care treatment and are now self-treating with DCA (under the supervision of an oncologist) which is not normally done with medicines that are at this stage of animal experimentation. Keep your eyes out for developments. <a class="user" href="http://www.digg.com/health/Scientists_Find_Cancer_Cure_But_Big_Pharma_Isn_t_Interested">http://www.digg.com/health/Scientists_Find_Cancer_Cure_But_Big_Pharma_Isn_t_Interested</a>