# Friday, February 27, 2004

US approves new cancer drug

My Mom has been hard at work for a couple years now, and this is the result:

The drug works by starving the tumour of oxygen and nutrients The US government has approved a drug that halts the growth of tumours by cutting off their blood supply.

Avastin has been shown to prolong the lives of those with advanced bowel cancer.

[ BBC NEWS | Health ]

Woo hoo!

Sure she had help, but she's the only one on this project that I know.

Way to go Mom! Way to go Avastin team! Way to go Genentech!

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