18
September
2017
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22:39
Asia/Singapore

Drug combo may boost cancer treatment: Study

Scientists at NUS have found a way to make a promising treatment for colorectal cancer more effective by combining two known substances – anti-malarial drug artemisinin and aminolaevulinic acid, which are already used to treat some cancers. This points to a potential new way of treating Singapore’s No. 1 cancer without the conventional options of chemotherapy or radiotherapy, which can lead to many side effects in patients.