Kaikoura sea sponge aids cancer treatment

Kaikoura sea sponge aids cancer treatment

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Eisai Pharmaceuticals' Halaven, which treats metastatic (spreading) late-stage breast cancer, was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration last month. However, the drug would not have reached the market without the Canterbury University scientists' 27 years of research,...

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The promising extract – halichondrin B – was discovered in 1988. It was then developed into a drug by an American-based pharmaceutical company.

after surviving,,, i feel this might help others,, spread the word..
i wonder what other "cures" are to be found,, or not found, before we destroy environments...

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it comes from ""out of the ocean""

sure beats coming from ""out of this world""

anyone read this?