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New cancer treatment may offer hope

NORMAN, Okla., May 14: A new cancer treatment developed by two University of Oklahoma professors has offered new hope in its reported ability to stop the spread of cancer cells.
The Oklahoman newspaper reported Monday that professors Thomas Pento and Roger Harrison have discovered a new treatment that does not harm healthy normal cells in the […]

Cancer cells thrive in ‘low-energy’ mode

BALTIMORE, May 7 (UPI) — Cancer cells can switch to a low-oxygen energy system based on glucose that gives them a survival edge, say doctors at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.
“There must be a strong advantage to cancer cells to stop using a highly efficient process in favor of one that generates much less energy,” […]