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Study May Yield Better Cancer Drugs, Less Chemo

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 13, 2009 7:51 PM CDT

(Newser) – A breakthrough with cancer stem cells may lead to more potent drugs—ones that pair with chemotherapy in the sort of drug cocktail used against AIDS, reports the New York Times. If borne out, the development—in which researchers figured out how to screen for... Read full story »

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