Posts Tagged ‘chemotherapeutics’

Omega-3 fatty acid kills cancer cells in mice

Washington, April 2 (ANI): An omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils has shown some promise to reduce the size of tumours and enhance the positive effects of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, while limiting its harmful side effects. A. M. El-Mowafy, a professor at Mansoura University in Egypt, studied the effects of the fatty acid Docosahexanoic acid (DHA) on solid tumours growing in mice. The researcher also ... Full story

New technique to predict breast cancer chemotherapy outcome developed

Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have described a new technique for determining the "leakiness" of tumour blood vessels using a simple digital mammography unit, which can predict the results of breast cancer chemotherapy. Successful chemotherapy depends on the ability of anticancer drugs to escape from the bloodstream through the leaky blood vessels that often surround tumours. For the study, the researchers designed nanometre-sized ... Full story
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