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    Scientists Find Silver Has Use As Chemotherapy Drug

    Written by Investing News Network
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    Feb. 06, 2012 09:00AM PST

    New Scientist reported that silver can attack cancer cells, giving it potential as a less hazardous chemotherapy drug.

    New Scientist reported that silver can attack cancer cells, giving it potential as a less hazardous chemotherapy drug.

    As quoted in the market news:

    Previous studies have hinted that silver compounds could also kill cancer cells. So Charlotte Willans from the University of Leeds, UK, and colleagues subjected silver to the same treatment as platinum to see if they could make an effective cancer drug.

    Click here to read the full New Scientist report.

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