Researchers at the University of São Paulo’s Ribeirão Preto School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCFRP-USP) in Brazil have found a molecule in the venom of Brotheas amazonicus, a species of scorpion native to the Amazon, which appears to attack breast cancer cells in a way similar to a widely used chemotherapy medication. Their findings were presented…
The new National Cancer Plan launches with goal of cutting cancer death rate by half in 25 years
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) debuted the National Cancer Plan with an ambitious albeit vague quest to “end cancer as we know it.” Specifically, the initiative will serves as a guideline to support President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot objectives, which aims to reduce the cancer mortality rate by 50% over a…