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 | Combination of contraceptive and fat-busting drugs shown to be a potentially effective cancer treatment |
| |  | | The combination of a cholesterol-lowering drug and a contraceptive drug has been shown in a UK clinical trial to be potentially safer and more effective at treating certain leukaemia patients than conventional chemotherapy. | | Release date: 12 Jan 2009 |  |
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| Genetic Factors Can Increase Leukaemia Risk Seven-Fold |
| |  | | Scientists have found four new regions of the genome that increase the risk of a common blood cancer, according to results published in the journal Nature Genetics. | | Release date: 11 Jan 2009 | |
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| Southampton researchers make breakthrough in most common type of leukaemia |
| |  | | Researchers at the University of Southampton have announced exciting progress in the understanding of how the genetic makeup of patients with leukaemia can affect how they respond to treatment. | | Release date: 08 Dec 2009 | |
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| Scientists create model of a blood disorder |
| |  | | UK scientists have generated the first mouse model of 5q- syndrome, a human blood disorder, demonstrating the feasibility of creating chromosomal deletions in mice in order to study the genetic origins of such conditions. | | Release date: 23 Nov 2009 | |
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| Scientists solve 100-year cancer puzzle |
| |  | | A rare case of a mother and her infant developing the exact same cancer has allowed an international team of researchers to solve a puzzle that has perplexed scientists and clinicians for a century. | | Release date: 12 October 2009 | |
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