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Published online 31 August 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070827-7
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HIV drug tackles cancer cells
Tumour growth blocked by anti-HIV agent.
A type of drug commonly used to treat HIV can slow the growth of cancer cells, researchers have found. The discovery raises hopes that drugs developed to fight one killer disease could help tackle another.
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