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Article: VENOM MAY SLOW SPREAD OF CANCER COPPERHEAD PROTEIN CUTS BLOOD TO TUMORS IN MICE.(News/National/International)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- August 27, 1998
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Byline: Victoria Griffith The Financial Times Scripps Howard News Service
BOSTON -- Scientists have used copperhead snake venom to treat breast cancer in mice, according to a report presented Wednesday at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Mice given a distilled version of the venom experienced a 60 percent to 70 percent reduction in the growth of breast tumors and a 90 percent reduction in metastasis - the spreading of the cells to other parts of the body.
``We feel this is very interesting for the treatment of other cancers as well,'' said Dr. Francis Markland, professor at the University of Southern California School of ...