World-first cancer breakthrough by Melbourne scientists

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MELBOURNE cancer researchers have discovered a way to kill leukaemia and lymphoma cells by stopping their protein production.

The world-first medical breakthrough, which will be tested in patients later this year, could be a new weapon in the fight against cancer.

 

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A NEW therapy for blood cancer patients that kills rogue cells while sparing normal ones is soon to be trialled following a landmark discovery by Melbourne scientists.

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre specialists found that cancer cells could be selectively killed by blocking the production of ribosomes, which are essential to the growth and survival of the cells.

"What is really quite remarkable and was quite unexpected was that normal cells are not so dependent on this formation of the ribosomes," the co-head of Peter Mac's Cancer Therapeutics Program, Grant McArthur, said.

"This is an exciting new concept to what is really a bit of a 'Holy Grail' in cancer treatments," Prof McArthur told AAP.

This means the treatment would be hard on the cancer but softer on the patient, he said.

"We're always trying to come up with new cancer drugs that will kill the cancer and leave the normal cells in the body relatively unaffected or only with minimal side-effects," Prof McArthur said.

"There is a big push on to come up with new treatments that meet those criteria so we're hopeful that this might be an example of that."

 

[Mad Scientist]

I beg to differ. The Gerson Therapy has been effective against Leukemia since the 40's.

Why haven't you heard of it?

Because it doesn't support a Multi-Trillion dollar Medical and Pharmaceutical Industrial Complex.

 

[BDBoop]

I beg to differ. The Gerson Therapy has been effective against Leukemia since the 40's.

Why haven't you heard of it?

Because it doesn't support a Multi-Trillion dollar Medical and Pharmaceutical Industrial Complex.

Why haven't THEY heard of it. I didn't say anything, just provided the articles.

So you're saying the scientific community doesn't know something, and you do?

Why am I not surprised.

 

[bobcollum]

I beg to differ. The Gerson Therapy has been effective against Leukemia since the 40's.

Why haven't you heard of it?

Because it doesn't support a Multi-Trillion dollar Medical and Pharmaceutical Industrial Complex.

Why haven't THEY heard of it. I didn't say anything, just provided the articles.

So you're saying the scientific community doesn't know something, and you do?

Why am I not surprised.

The name of Stanislaw Burzynski also comes to mind, look him up if you don't know.

But this is an interesting op to say the least.