Saturday, August 1, 2009

Why injecting oxygen into tumours 'can kill cancer'By Tamara Cohen

Why injecting oxygen into tumours 'can kill cancer'By Tamara Cohen
Last updated at 9:00 AM on 01st August 2009
Comments (7) Add to My Stories Injecting oxygen into cancerous tumours significantly boosts the chances of recovery, a ground-breaking study has revealed.
Scientists at Oxford University found slightly increasing the supply strengthened blood vessels in cancer cells, making chemotherapy more effective.

Cells which are damaged and weak had a constricted oxygen supply and were less sensitive to radiotherapy treatments, in a series of experiments on mice.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1203600/Injecting-oxygen-cancerous-tumours-improves-chances-recovery.html#ixzz0Mx7CCGI1

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