New Gene Therapy Kills Pancreatic Cancer Cells

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 08/05/2008 - 21:30

Researchers report promising results for a new chemoprevention gene therapy for preventing and treating pancreatic cancer, one of the most lethal and treatment-resistant forms of cancer.


 

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