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Published online 22 May 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060522-3
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Chew on this: the gum that fights cancer
Slow-release treatment could mop up carcinogens in the mouth.
It freshens breath, protects teeth and even, if you believe the commercials, makes you immensely popular. But Finnish researchers are hoping that chewing gum could soon pull off an even more ambitious trick: helping to stave off cancer.
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