Repurposing established drugs could prevent hundreds of cancer deaths per year

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Repurposing established drugs could prevent hundreds of cancer deaths per year

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Repurposed drugs can work together against cancer cells

CLINICAL COMMENT

Cancer spread kills about 9000 New Zealanders per year, representing a large gap that current treatments have not been able to fill. This GP wants you to know how the common drugs you have at your disposal could help patients with cancer

David Jennings

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