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Tumor Paint

11/27/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Ancient natural substance may be the newest treatment for cancer: Scorpion venom found to be effective at identifying brain tumors

In 2014, brain cancer physician and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center researcher Dr. Jim Olson unveiled a new approach to battling cancer. Dubbed “Tumor Paint,” the substance works by seeking and attaching itself to tumor cells, illuminating these cells to make them easier for surgeons to cut out. This technique has proven to work on […]

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