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Australian scientists kill cancer cells with "trojan horse" |
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian scientists have developed a "trojan horse" therapy to combat cancer, using a bacterially-derived nano cell to penetrate and disarm the cancer cell before a second nano cell kills it with chemotherapy drugs.
The "trojan horse" therapy has the potential to directly target cancer cells with chemotherapy, rather than the current treatment that sees chemotherapy drugs injected into a cancer patient and attacking both cancer and healthy cells.
Sydney scientists Dr Jennifer MacDiarmid and Dr Himanshu Brahmbhatt, who formed EnGenelC Pty Ltd in 2001, said they had achieved 100 percent survival in mice with human cancer cells by using the "trojan horse" therapy in the past two years.
The scientists plan to start human clinical trials in the coming months. Human trials of the cell delivery system will start next week at the Peter MacCullum Cancer Center at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and The Austin at the University of Melbourne.
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Eric Gives Speech at Relay for Life |
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(click for video)On June 19, 2009, Eric told his story about his battle against AML at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Muskego, WI. Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society's signature activity. It offers everyone in a community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of people camp out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Relays are an overnight event, up to 24 hours in length. |
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Golfing for a cause: Trio plays 100 holes to raise money for sick friend |
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TWO RIVERS — Three young men set out to beat a golfing record and raise money for a friend's brother this week, and they succeeded in doing both.
Josh Laurin, 20, Erik Malach, 19, and Eddie Snyder, 21, golfed 100 holes Thursday at Eastwin Valley Golf Course, breaking the Eastwin record of 72 holes in one day.In the process, they raised almost $300 for Eric McLean, a 24-year-old Two Rivers native who recently found out his leukemia is terminal. The men are friends with McLean's 18-year-old sister, Lindsey.
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Bucket List #4 - Las Vegas |
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 (click for video) On June 15, Eric flew out to Las Vegas with Mike and Steve and returned on Thursday, June 18. Gambling, lights, women, fast cars, fancing food, and insane shows! The flight home was supposed to be a 3 hour trip from Phoenix, but ended up taking almost 24 hours! There were several flight changes due to mechanical failures, and groundings due to poor weather.
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